Quebec not doing enough for special-needs students in elementary schools: ombudsman
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The 60-page report on students with special needs and learning difficulties accessing educational services in the province contains 11 recommendations.
Elementary school students with learning difficulties in Quebec do not receive all the services to which they are entitled under the Education Act, the province’s ombudsman has found.
Quebec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd released his findings Monday. He conducted an investigation after being “made aware” of the difficulty of accessing these services for certain students in public schools.
His 60-page report will be presented Monday at a news conference at the provincial legislature. It contains 11 recommendations.
Dowd specifically criticizes the fact that educational institutions do not have enough staff to meet the needs of all students.
“As a result, they must make choices that may hinder access to the right services at the right time,” the report notes.
The offer of complementary educational services — such as speech therapy and special education — is limited due to a lack of available funding, according to the report.
The report says the situation is of “great concern” since services are offered based on “what’s possible.” As a result, some students are not making the progress they could be.
Quebec’s Education Act guarantees each student the right to receive free teaching services and complementary educational services.
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