Legal rights must be retained for children with special educational needs | Letters
The Guardian
The government's proposed reforms to special educational needs and disabilities (Send) laws risk weakening legal protections for children and families, including the right to enforceable education, health, and care plans (EHCPs) and parental choice in education settings. Campaigners and parents argue that legal rights are crucial for ensuring suitable education when provision is inadequate and urge the government to retain these protections rather than weakening them. The 2014 Children and Families Act emphasized family-centered decision-making, which the current proposals may undermine.
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