This Queensland election we have two key asks:

  1. Make suspensions a last resort.

  2. Invest in evidence-based alternatives 

Take a minute to email the party leaders.

Let them know to keep disabled kids in the classroom.

Education is a right

All children have a right to education. But suspensions and exclusions are going disproportionately to students with a disability. Between 2016-2020, students with disability received 46% of all short-term suspensions, despite making up about 17% of the Queensland school population.

Support, not punishment

Disabled students are struggling in the classroom because they don’t have the supports they need to thrive. Suspensions won’t change anything because these kids need support, not punishment.

Inclusion benefits all

We all know that an educated society leads to a stronger economy. We need to prepare students with disability to get a job after school and that’s only possible if they’re in the classroom.

Do you have a story about suspensions or exclusions?