The article claims that the school gave him the cane. I would have thought a kid who was blind from birth would own a cane that his parents would have bought him.
Any thoughts on why the child didn’t own his own cane, but needed a cane from the school? I think it is important, because if the school gave him the cane, and the kid hurt another kid with that cane, the school could be held responsible for giving him the cane.
I’m not sure why the cane was provided by the school, he had one of his own at his previous school. He hurt no one.
I wouldn’t be surprised in this day of getting suspended for pop tart guns, that the school provided an “acceptable” cane.
Not sure about their set up but the school I attended back in the early 1970's had a Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy department. The therapist likely the OT would be the one to give him a cane to train with and learn perhaps trying several variants then order him one best suited for his needs and abilities. Same thing with wheelchairs. Most are custom ordered and custom built for someone confined to one. A Physical therapist has to measure the person and order the needed chair accordingly for the patients needs.