Special needs pupil 'felt lonely' during school place delay

A 12-year-old girl who missed four months of her education due to a delay in securing a secondary school place has said she felt "lonely and isolated" away from classes.

Aurelia - who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair - was invited to Stormont to tell politicians first hand about her struggle to get into a post-primary school.

She now attends St Genevieve's High School in west Belfast, but feels she has missed out on her education and the chance to make new friends.

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