Another special schoolfaces closure. Why does its head teacher attempt to take her own life? And whatis the impact of this on those around her?A human story in a piece of fiction brings to life dry-as-dust issuesthat are important in education and, maybe, are even more important beyond it.About 100Special Schools have been closed in the UK since 1997. The three mainpolitical parties endorsed the policy of "Inclusion". More and more childrenwith special educational needs have been admitted to mainstream schools.Similar policies have been adopted in the USA and in other parts of the world.Today, however, people want the policy to work, but are asking whether it isdoing so. Is it good for some children, bad for others? Should they bedeprived of choice? The play is atragedy. And it is a polemic. It questions the overall wisdom of the dogma of"Inclusion" as well as its implementation. The story is also a vehicle in whichto travel the world and the dangers that it faces. It is unusual.It is written to be read. It isdesigned to encourage the reader to stop and to think. It questions assumptionsabout education, politics and religion. ¿Which is the wiser mantra in education - Equality or Equity?¿How far does declaring a "Right" provide the protection of "a Right"?¿How do we reconcile a controlling society with participation?¿How do we get a more efficient, less wasteful system of government?¿How does a multicultural society live at peace with itself?¿Is this generation properly mindful of the legacy it is bequeathing? Death of a Nightingale is an importantread for all those who care about the future of the rising generation inschool.

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