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Ontario parents, advocates call for more supports for special needs students

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Ontario parents, advocates call for more supports for special needs students.

A four-year-old autistic and non-verbal daughter escaped from her Hamilton school last month and made it three blocks away before she was found by a member of the public in the middle of a road with traffic going around her.

A report by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario said that English public school boards have on average one educational assistant for every 10 children with special education needs.