Two privately run schools specialising in teaching students with autism and similar disorders will be investigated by the city after it was revealed that they have turned multi-million kroner profits each year since 2008.
The city pays the schools as much as 50,000 kroner per student each year.
The city underscored that turning a profit was not illegal, but it was concerned the schools were doing so at the expense of special-needs children.
“It’s completely inappropriate to make money off children that need extra help,” said Tobias Børner Strax, a city official. Most other special-needs schools are operated by non-profit organisations.
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