AQW 29475/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education how many children have Tourette's Syndrome included in their statement of special education needs, broken down by (i) primary; and (ii) post-primary schools, for the last three years.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 9 February 2022
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 February 2022
- Answer due by
- 24 February 2022
- Answered
- 24 February 202215 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority (EA) cannot provide the requested information as this would require a manual check of all statements of Special Educational Needs (SEN) across the specified three-year timeframe.
Tourette’s Syndrome is not a condition listed under the Department’s SEN and Medical Categories and therefore any child or young person with this condition would be recorded under the category of ‘Other Medical Condition/ Syndrome’ on the EA’s Management Information System since 2019.