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Jacqueline Ann Specht, Professor & Director, Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education, Western University

The death of a child with a disability at an Ontario school urgently calls for government action

Parents of children with disabilities are often left with difficult choices about educational placements for their children. (Shutterstock)

The recent death of an Ontario child with a disability while at school has reignited the debate about inclusive education.

The family of 16-year-old Landyn Ferris plans to launch a lawsuit after Ferris was allegedly left unattended in a padded room while he slept at his school in Trenton, Ont.

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