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Mother says she is ‘shattered’ after alleged assault of autistic child in Peel school

Peel District School Board is investigating allegations that an educational assistant physically assaulted a 6-year-old non-verbal autistic student, with the child’s mother calling for stronger safeguards and classroom accountability. Kiannah McCarthy is calling for stronger protections for vulnerable students after alleging her 6-year-old non-verbal autistic son was physically assaulted by a staff member at a…

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ST. Autistic students who make it through college face a bigger challenge: Getting jobs

The college gym is packed with employers offering work opportunities, but Jimmy Myers, a freshman at Drexel University, has come to the career fair to speak with just one of them: the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. A self-described “train nerd,” Myers has been closely tracking progress on the railway’s trolley modernization project. And he’s eager…

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Autistic students who make it through college face a bigger challenge: Getting jobs

The college gym is packed with employers offering work opportunities, but Jimmy Myers, a freshman at Drexel University, has come to the career fair to speak with just one of them: the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. A self-described “train nerd,” Myers has been closely tracking progress on the railway’s trolley modernization project. And he’s eager…

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