Should children with special needs be taught in a mainstream class?

Fairfax newspapers this weekend carried a debate on inclusive education, presenting the views of

Senator Sue Boyce, a Lberal senator for Queensland and parent of an adult daughter with Down syndrome.

Bob Buckley, convenor of Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia

Dr Kirsty Young, a senior lecturer in education at the University of Technology, Sydney

Karen Pakula, a Sydney writer and parent

Read it online here