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Learning for all, the Finnish way, how keeping special needs children in regular schools makes society more inclusive

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Date: 28 Oct 2018 | by: Amelia Teng | Story Source: Straits Times ~ Go to Original Article

Keeping special needs children in regular schools make society more inclusive: Experts Say.

Jenna Puurunen is a bubbly 12-year-old with a passion for pop music, and gets upset when she falls ill and misses school. She also has cerebral palsy, has trouble controlling the muscles in her body, and needs a wheelchair.

She also has to speak slowly and sometimes needs to rely on an assistive tablet to communicate but that has not stopped her from taking part in games and classes alongside other children in a regular school for the past six years…


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