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Student with autism had good, bad and ‘horrendous’ teachers, disability royal commission told
Autistic student Maria Scharnke plans to spend her life fighting for justice for young people with disabilities, after experiencing physical and psychological abuse at schools across two states.
Key points:
- Maria Scharnke told the royal commission students should not have to obscure their disabilities
- She said she often found school to be a hostile place, where she was misunderstood
- She now attends a high school with disability support, and mentors other students
The 17-year-old final year student gave evidence to the Disability Royal Commission’s inquiry into the education system.
She told the inquiry she had been excluded from activities, removed from classes as a disciplinary measure and isolated without supervision.
“School has at many…
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