That was on social media Philip Leroux He stated that his son was not accepted into art school because he is autistic. The post sparked many comments that showed surprise, but also questioned the veracity of the statements, with some school teachers responding. The school in question has already manifested itself.
“Despite his strong musical and instrumental skills, my son was not accepted into ARTEAM (Professional Art School of Alto Minho) because he has autism.a,” he noted on his social networks, and also shared a video of his son, which you can see below.
Comments from his followers contradict the support of the actor, but others point to the quality of the school at home, indicating that other reasons for not choosing Ibn Lero may be at stake.
School response
“Since yesterday afternoon [quinta-feira]on the networks and in some social media, has been transmitted Absolutely false and insulting information For ARTEAM – Escola Profissional Artística do Alto Minho, which we want to deny with all our indignation.refers to the school.
Mr. Philippe Leroux, as the father of a student who applied to our school, addressed us expressing his dissatisfaction with the fact that his son had not successfully passed the selection process for admission. This is a situation inherent in any application process.
Mr. Philippe Leroux and we did what we always do in these circumstances: We invited Mr. Philippe Leroux’s family to a meeting with those in charge of the school’s governing and teaching bodies, which took place in the morning. They were explained with a zeal for public service, the school’s admissions process and their son’s place in it. Show your disagreement, it is true that this helps you“, he added.
“Now, the right that Philippe Leroux does not have is to slander, completely free of charge, on ARTEAM, explaining and publishing that his son was not accepted because he suffers from a certain degree of autism.
ARTEAM is guided by being a school of excellence inclusion as a core value. Our institutional trajectory, spanning many years, speaks for us, and along that trajectory we have always done our duty to admit students, without discrimination of any kind, including a large variety of students with special educational needs.“, highlighted.
“We have therefore been informed, for due legal purposes, that our students are selected based on their skills and objective criteria and that they comply with specific and approved regulations, with graded tests and matrices. We therefore vehemently and again refute this calumny.
We invite Mr. Philippe Leroux to withdrawIn this way the damage caused by the foundation is repairedHe finished.
