Shortly after Spencer Rice enrolled his 10-year-old daughter, Scarlett, in school this fall, he said he quickly noticed she wasn’t getting the care she had been accustomed to in previous school years. Article content

According to Rice, in the past his daughter, who is autistic, has required and received the care and expertise of an education assistant (EA) for most of the day. But now, he said, she only receives approximately 20 minutes per day. Article content

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Scarlett is a Grade 5 at Lancaster Drive Public School, a school she has attended since kindergarten. Scarlet was diagnosed as having Level 2 autism, meaning she requires “substantial support,” and which involves notable difficulties in social communication and interaction.

Rice, a Kingston

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