Education
Siem is homebound due to illness: 'We have truly given up everything'
Eleven-year-old Siem from Breda, who has undergone kidney and liver transplants and suffers from a metabolic disease, cannot attend school due to medical risks and inadequate support in existing special education facilities. Parent organization Oudervereniging Balans is urging the state to address this gap, as Siem falls between healthcare systems that offer medical care without education and schools that lack necessary medical safeguards. His mother, Annemarie van Overveld, proposes small-scale, medically safe educational provisions but notes that local authorities previously rejected the idea as too costly. The situation has forced Van Overveld to quit her job and reduced her husband's working hours, highlighting the significant family impact of the current system.
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