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Away from school and friends, special children are a stressed lot
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May 27, 2021 15:52 IST
Those working in the field say opening special schools adhering to COVID-19 protocol remains the sole solution
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Those working in the field say opening special schools adhering to COVID-19 protocol remains the sole solution As Joseph James (name changed) spoke over the phone, one could hear in the background loud thuds.
A carpenter, he said, was at work repairing a door lock knocked down by his 21-year-old autistic daughter who has turned increasingly violent after being confined to house for over a year now due to the pandemic. The situation is as bleak or worse in households across the State as nearly 250 special schools tending to about 25,000 children continue to remain shut.