Parents devastated by the impending closure of a school that catered for students with diverse needs say there's nowhere left for their children to go because they simply don't fit in the mainstream.
Mt Hobson Middle School in central Auckland is one of three schools run by Villa Education Trust.
The Trust had applied to make the small private school bigger, and deemed a designated character school like the other two.
But the Education Minister Chris Hipkins said no, the new school wouldn't add to capacity and there was enough support for all learners in existing state schools.
That's riled parents of Mt Hobson students, who say that's simply not true. Kathryn talks Tami Harris about what options her son has now and Villa Education Trust's founder and academic advisor Alwyn Poole about the decision.
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