A Sidney, B.C., family is sharing its back-to-school story to highlight the inclusivity that exists in the school's halls.
“Jax loves school,” says his mom Tracey Poole. “The teachers, the school, especially his classmates. They have gravitated to Jax. They are so wanting to help him.”
Jax, or Jackson, is non-verbal with autism. He’s also mobility-challenged with cerebral palsy. So he leans on a few extra back-to-school steps to help his education thrive – such as gear checks and early drop-offs for key pieces of equipment to help him move alongside his peers.Her son uses a specialized trike to roam at recess, a walker, and a wheelchair for longer periods of transportation.
“It’s getting Jax and us out into the community and taking part in activities that we didn’t think we were going to be able to do once we had all these diagnoses,” says Poole.“It’s a lot of the school and [education assistants] thinking outside the box too as to how to include Jackson,” she says.
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