Disabled children not enrolled

BOJONEGORO, East Java: A total of 174 children with various disabilities are currently not enrolled in school due to the limited number of special schools in the regency, Antara reported yesterday.

A local Ministry of Education and Culture official said that 399 children are suffering from deafness, blindness, mental retardation or another disability.

The education office is planning to establish a special school with three classrooms and a dormitory in Ngraho district, Sujud said. (swe)