An Auckland mother had started a petition, calling for the government to mandate the presence of at least two adults in every school van transporting children.
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An Auckland mother is calling for the government to mandate the presence of at least two adults in every school van.
An Auckland mother is calling for better supervision on school transportation, following the death of young disabled boy after leaving a school van.
The boy, who attended a school for children with special needs, died last week.
Multiple investigations had been launched into the incident.
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It comes after an 8-year-old boy drowned last month after escaping a school van unnoticed.
The review of special school transport comes after an autistic boy died while escaping van on way home.
“A very loved young man has passed away,” says principal.
The boy, who attended a school for children with special needs, died on Monday.
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