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The call from the school came the day after Martin emailed Chris Hipkins to dispute his assertion that “there are available supports for all learners in existing state schools”. Martin had been hoping her son would be able to go to the school, but it now faces closure because it will not be brought into the state sector. She sent Hipkins a “tongue-in-cheek” email saying if the state sector would be providing the required supports for children with extra learning needs, she looked forward to the ministry paying the $2700 invoice for her son’s term two teacher aide fees.
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