A Flatbush elementary school will gain a new annex that will serve students with autism and other disabilities this fall.

The Department of Education said it will open District 17's first-ever inclusive early childhood education center at 1070 Flatbush Ave. as an annex to P.S. 6. The center will be for students in general education classes as well as those with autism and other disabilities, from pre-K through second grade.

"It will fulfill a local need," said Christina Foti, deputy chancellor of the New York City Public Schools Division of Inclusive and Accessible Learning (DIAL). It will be a local, district-zoned site where student can get to without getting on a school bus, she said.

"And as the students with autism and other disabilities start to succeed, they will be ready for the

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