Integration: Initiative of Zurich’s cantonal support class bears fruit

Zurich residents can vote on whether the primary school should reintroduce special classes for children with learning disabilities and behavioral problems. The cantonal initiative “For a School with a Future” has proven successful.

Of the 9,200 signatures collected, more than 6,000 are valid, the committee announced on Thursday. This means that the legal requirements have been met. The initiative is supported by representatives of the GLP, FDP and SVP.

The initiators believe that the current model, in which all pupils are taught in regular classes, has reached its limits. There is great dissatisfaction at all levels. “Integration at any price has failed.”

The teachers’, special education’s and parents’ associations are clearly against the initiative. School principals also reject it. The initiative does not solve any of the existing problems, but creates new ones and endangers equal opportunities.

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