‘Perfect’ school for autistic son faces shutdown
Some days, after school, Carrie Cassidy’s autistic son will wander off by himself and worry her until he’s back in her sight.
The other parents and children at Champlain Heights Annex know her son, Stuary Isnardy, and help keep an eye on him.
“There’s been times after school where Stuart’s taken off,” Cassidy said. “And I go into the school and children will look at me and say, ‘He went that way!'”
That’s one of the reasons she hopes the Vancouver School Board doesn’t close Champlain Heights — one of five schools it’s thinking of shutting down next spring to save money.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.