Doug

I want to stay at this school - all my friends are here.

I have so much to catch up on; learning about a new school and new people would be very tiring and add to the catch up time.

I feel like I am improving all the time; I think some of the teachers are reacting because of the past, not the present.

School accountant

The school budget cannot cover employing special teachers to provide more support.

Doug's classmate 1

The problem is some of the teachers - they just do not know how to handle the situation properly. Their reactions to Doug make the situation worse.

Doug's classmate 2

It is not fair on other students when one student is disruptive of the whole learning process, and takes up so much of the teacher's attention. We are all falling behind because of Doug.

Doug's teacher 1

We can make adjustments for individual students in our teaching approaches. We do it all the time for different students. The school is supposed to be for all people, and to give all students a chance to be educated.

Doug's teacher 2

We cannot be placed in classes where there is a physical danger to ourselves, or to other students, from students whose behaviour cannot be controlled.

Doug's mother

Doug's best chance of learning is to be with his friends. We will not remove Doug from the school.

Doug's teacher 3

We cannot adjust the curriculum or teaching methods to suit one person. If the person has special needs, he needs to go to a school whose job it is to provide them.

Doug's counsellor

Everyone in the school community - teachers, students, parents and others - has a responsibility to ensure that all students have equal treatment and opportunities.

Education department representative

Government schools have a legal responsibility to provide a full and appropriate educational program to every student, wherever possible.