Back-to-school season is a nightmare for families in Northern Ireland whose children need special education support—over 70,000 kids are waiting for places in overcrowded special schools. Parents like Lottie’s family, who couldn’t secure a local spot for their severely learning-disabled daughter, and Joel’s parents, forced to turn down a distant placement for their non-verbal son, are left anxious and fighting for basic rights. Despite government promises and a proposed £70 million investment over ten years, demand outpaces supply, and the children’s commissioner warns this is an escalating crisis year after year.
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