ST.Nonverbal child left locked in Ritchies school van for hours, ministry seeks explanation
The Ministry of Education is urgently seeking answers after a nonverbal, autistic boy was left in a Ritchies van for hours. This comes as it launches a broader review into government-funded school transport for disabled students. The 11-year-old boy was a student at a specialist school on Auckland’s North Shore. His parents, who asked to remain…