Read the following text:
Excluded students being abandoned
and failed by education system, MP warn
[...]
Mainstream schools should be bastions of inclusion, and intentionally or not, this is not true of all mainstream schools,” the report said. “We have also seen an alarming increase in ‘hidden’ exclusions.”
The committee also noted heightened concerns about “off-rolling” – also referred to as backdoor exclusions – and the impact of reforms on school performance measures.
The [education] department cannot wash its hands of the issue, just as schools cannot wash their hands of their pupils,” the report said.
It added that the government’s focus on school standards had led to practices that have resulted in disadvantaged children – such as those with special needs – being disproportionately excluded.]
(Available in: www.independent.co.uk/news/education/ education-news/school-exclusions-alternative-provision-parentseducation-select-committee-robert-halfon-a8461841.html. Access on: July 25th, 2018)
Children with special education needs and disabilities should have the same opportunities given to the other pupils at school. According to the text, this is not happening. In some cases, “challenging” pupils are even excluded from school.
The paragraph in which there is a popular expression meaning “This is not my problem.” is (mark the correct alternative):
