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Community fight to keep ‘life-changing’ Brisbane school open as advocates fear kids with learning disabilities could ‘fall through the cracks’
It is a typical morning in the Farris household, south-west of Brisbane, with mum Angela busily preparing her son for school before setting out on a nearly 1-hour daily commute to Seton College in Mount Gravatt.
Key points:
- Mum Angela Farris says her son, who has a learning disability, is learning for the first time at Seton College
- The school is slated to be closed by 2024 due to a drop in enrolments
- Advocates warn the school’s closure could see students “fall through the cracks”
It is a long way to drive each day for a school drop-off, but Ms Farris said it is well worth the trip, given the “life-changing” quality of education her son receives.
Teenager Keegan, 15, lives with velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS), which has left him with an…
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