My fourth documentary 'The Authorities Are Always Right' exposes the lack of human rights in the British Education system.
I once knew a boy called Nihal Armstrong who had Cerebral Palsy and this is what he wrote when he was just 11 years old.
"I would like to go to really excellent school where there are normal and disabled children. There can be additional equipment supplied by my mum. Great place to go is not a special school. I think all schools should have disabled children with normal children asserting readers will understand that I do understand. By the time you realise that you are wrong, I will be out of school for years and it is not right to do this to an intelligent boy because he uses facilitated communication."
' The Authorities Are Always Right' presents a damning critique of an education system that has failed in its mission to bring equality into the British education system.
About me:
Hi, my name is Sapna Ramnani and I have been an Independent Documentary Filmmaker since 2000. 'The Authorities Are Always Right', is a documentary that I have made which specifically examines how the British education system discriminates against children with special needs.
The segregation of children into mainstream and special needs schools means that while most children enjoy the benefits of learning and growing up in a 'normal' environment there are others with disabilities who attend special needs schools where the standards of education can be low or non-existent.
Some children on leaving special needs schools at the age of 16 or 18 end up lacking basic literacy and numeracy skills. While this may be the result of low or no expectations from staff, parents need to take an active role in ensuring that their disabled children are allowed to reach their full potential and make an informed choice of what is best for their children.
We, as a society need to be aware of the segregation and discrimination that the Government and the Local Education Authorities are willing to accept as normal. Our children, no matter what their disabilities, do not deserve this and cannot become equal citizens if they are denied basic education and equal opportunities. As a society, we need to challenge the State and its agencies to promote basic human rights.
“The Right to Education is a fundamental human right. It occupies a central place in Human Rights and is essential and indispensable for the exercise of all other human rights and for development.”
Source: UNESCO
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