Warwickshire Tory councillors make offensive remarks about children with special needs

Three Conservative councillors have been forced to apologise after offensive comments on special needs children during a council meeting, including asking if there was ‘something in the water’. One also questioned why there are “so many people now jumping out with these needs”, asking “where were they in the past when I was at school?” Another also described how rather than a child having ADHD, they might be “really badly behaved” and “need some form of strict correction”. It was explained to him that children with special needs were not seen in schools in the 1960s and 1970s because they were placed in institutions. The attitudes of the councillors were branded “Dickensian” and show the need for more education in this area, a coalition of charities has said. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happ