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Local education authorities across Japan are struggling to secure classrooms for an increasing number of special-needs children who, in some cases, are even being forced to attend classes in school building hallways.
Satoko Tachibatake is convinced she made the right decision to have her intellectually disabled son attend a regular school with classmates without disabilities, although doing so remains a rare step in Japan. Like many other disabled children, Tachibatake's 8-year-old son Go, who has Down syndrome, was pointed toward a special…
Satoko Tachibatake is convinced she made the right decision to have her intellectually disabled son attend a regular school with classmates without disabilities, although doing so remains a rare step in Japan.