Children and young people with special educational needs bearing brunt of Stormont failure

Young people want to work, build a career and secure their future after leaving school

Fionola Meredith

Why should parents have to protest and petition for their child’s future? That’s a question to put to politicians when they come to your door in the next few weeks to tell you about all the marvellous things they will do if only you’ll vote for them.

The fact is that inaction at Stormont has left some of our most vulnerable young people facing a wilderness when it comes to their hopes of living a full and fulfilling adult life.