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UNSUITABLE FOR EDUCATION IN SCHOOL
25 children were ascertained as unsuitable for education in school
under Section 57 of the Education Act, 1944 (as amended by the Mental
Health Act, 1959). Of these children fifteen had never previously attended
a State school and eight had failed to make progress despite a prolonged
trial at St. Christopher's School. All the children were referred to
the Health Committee and they were subsequently offered places in the
various local Training Centres.
Four children who had been ascertained previously as unsuitable
for education in school were reviewed under Section 57A of the Education
Act, 1944 (as amended). In each case it was found that the child
was still unsuitable for education in school.