Children with medical conditions like diabetes are excluded from Welsh Government education reforms, according to Diabetes Cymru.<\/p>\n
A Bill reforming special needs support\u00a0in Welsh schools is currently being considered by the National\u00a0Assembly but it doesn’t include provisions for children with medical conditions such as Type 1 diabetes, epilepsy and allergies.<\/p>\n
Diabetes Cymru’s Policy and Public Affairs Manager Sara Moran says there’s a risk funding for diabetes support in schools will be cut.<\/p>\n
She says: “For families and parents essentially what it means is support might be removed and it won’t be reallocated.\u00a0There’s a real risk [children with medical conditions] will be left behind and in practice deprioritised.”<\/p>\n
She added: “Our key message here is that these children need protection and the bill will cause harm – which is a really dangerous area for the Welsh Government to be in.”<\/p>\n
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