By Umar Saleh Burra (INN), Bauchi
The newly established Unity Science Academy, Burra has commenced sales of admission forms into Junior secondary school one and senior secondary school one for 2023/2024 academic session.
The admission forms, INN reports, would be sold to all categories of students including students with disabilities at affordable price of one thousand naira per form and the forms can be purchased at Auwal Garba Computer service, the school statement said.
The management of the school has reassured persons with disabilities in Burra that the establishment of Unity Science Academy, Burra will include children with disabilities from junior secondary school to senior secondary school respectively free of charge for the students with special needs.
In the same statement the school management assured the orphanage that they will not be left behind, there is special consideration on orphans and vulnerable children on their registration fee.
INN reports that the establishment of the school has come-up with a good plan to help children with special needs in Burra to access inclusive education free of charge.
This come up at the time Students with disabilities in Burra are continuously being left behind without enrolling them into public schools because they are very far from the state capital and can be very difficult for them to reach the Special Education Centre Yelwa, Bauchi.
Thus, the inclusion of children with special needs in science Academy is a welcome development to all students with disabilities in Bauchi state because there is no science subject being taught to students with disabilities in various special schools in Bauchi except Biology and agricultural science.