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StuartN
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02 Nov 2010, 6:23 am

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'Cage' for autistic Nicolson Institute pupil removed
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An enclosed play area for a teenage pupil with learning difficulties and autism, which was described as a "cage" by his MSP, has been removed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-h ... s-11664558


I hesitated to send this, but when I saw the photograph and read the story, I almost wet my knickers laughing. "Norman MacDonald, vice chairman of the policy and resources committee, said the enclosure was the result of a communication breakdown between staff and the supplier." Monty Python could have written and performed the chain of broken communications that went from "The parents raised funds to help cover the costs of a safe outdoor area" to installing a steel-on-concrete cage.



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02 Nov 2010, 6:28 am

It's already running here: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt141904.html