Tribunal considers deaf student's education

From: ABC Regional Online, Australia - Oct 17, 2003

A Murrumbeena family is accusing the Victorian College for the Deaf of failing to provide a suitable education for a nine-year-old student.

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has been told 9-year-old Benjamin Zygorodimos has been taught by sign language rather than spoken English, which was more suitable for him.

The tribunal has heard he has been moved into a class for the intellectually disabled but his parents want him returned to the academic stream with appropriate tuition methods.

The college said it will vigorously defend the claims.

The case will return to the tribunal next week.

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