special-needs-friendly school

noun
UK /ˈspɛʃəl niːdz ˈfrɛndli skuːl/
US /ˈspɛʃəl nidz ˈfrɛndli skul/

A school where kids who need extra help feel safe, happy, and welcome.

Maya's new special-needs-friendly school has quiet rooms and teachers who understand her.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A school that adapts lessons and spaces so students with disabilities can learn alongside everyone else.

The district opened a special-needs-friendly school with sensory rooms and ramps.

3. A school known for accepting and helping children with learning, physical, or emotional needs.

Parents toured the special-needs-friendly school before deciding where to enroll their son.

4. A school that trains all its teachers to support students with extra needs.

Every teacher at the special-needs-friendly school learns sign language basics.