School Inclusion: When the Adult War Forgets the Child

With just a few days left until the school year begins, as backpacks are being prepared and the educational year looms ahead, a quiet concern lingers on the fringes of our educational system. It doesn't make noise. It doesn't block roads. It doesn't topple governments. Yet, it affects those whom the Mauritian school system has too often learned to sidestep, manage separately, and sometimes discourage: children with special educational needs.

For years, ...