A mother and her son are outraged after the local council refused specialist help for a seven-year-old boy due to his private schooling status, highlighting a potential culture of prejudice against children educated in private schools.
A seven-year-old boy, Little Rowan Antolovi, diagnosed with bilateral cataracts due to a rare genetic eye disorder, was denied specialist help by the local council because he attended a private school .
The boy's mother, Virginia Osborne, accused this decision of discriminating against a little boy who needs help. The family faced various challenges, including the need to save money for school fees and work on the family farm to afford necessary medical procedures for Little Rowan's deteriorating eyesight
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