SEN mum Lisa Lloyd talking about the protest

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00:00 There are thousands of children without a school place,

00:03 thousands that are pushed into mainstream

00:06 when they should be in a SEND setting,

00:08 and not enough teachers qualified

00:12 to look after our children with disabilities.

00:15 But the protests are obviously to make the public aware

00:19 of what is happening,

00:21 and to show how much we need a reform

00:26 and how many SEND schools are needed,

00:28 and autism schools.

00:30 It's absolutely heartbreaking.

00:33 You know, we really do feel like our children

00:35 are not given the same rights as other children

00:39 in mainstream schools.

00:42 If we were to turn this around

00:44 and say that there weren't enough mainstream schools

00:46 for mainstream children,

00:48 there would be an absolute uproar.

00:51 And unfortunately, because our children are disabled,

00:54 it just doesn't seem to be cared about as much,

00:58 and that is absolutely not okay.