At least 4,000 children with autism are not currently attending school. “Many changing teachers in the classroom is very difficult for children with autism.” But parents also said that regular schools do not do enough to meet the needs of autistic children. “Children often stay at home because they get a kind of burnout at school,” Wevers said. “These children …
One member of the Dutch Olympic gymnastics team tested positive for Covid-19 prior to their departure to Tokyo. Sports umbrella organization NOC*NSF did not reveal which team member tested positive. The gymnastics team consists of Eythora Thorsdottir, Sanne Wevers, Lieke Wevers, Vera van Pol, Epke Zonderland and Bart Deurloo. Dutch Olympic Champion Epke Zonderland voiced concerns over his poor physical …
Gymnastics trainer Nico Zijp has been given a one-year conditional suspension by the disciplinary committee of the sports arbitration organization ISR. Zijp is the first coach to be punished after several former top athletes reported widespread abuse of power and intimidation in the gymnastics world in the summer of 2020. Last summer, Zijp stepped back voluntarily after the Dutch gymnastics …
Gymnastics union KNGU decided to lift restrictions against coaches Vincent Wevers and Nico Zijp, despite the fact that they are both being investigated due to accusations that they abused and mistreated the gymnasts in their training, Trouw reports. According to Trouw,the KNGU spoke of a change in the measures against the two men, and said it was following the advice …
The Netherlands Fire Brigade wants to make more use of drones in fighting fires and measuring for dangerous substances, among other things. The fire department started experimenting with drones in 2013 and last year got a license to fly all over the Netherlands. "We carried out more than 150 flights this year and it showed that drones are already indispensable …
