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  "id": 15912987,
  "title": "This WA school funding rule means eight-year-olds could be managing life-threatening condition alone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/this-wa-school-funding-rule-means-eight-year-olds-could-be-managing-15912987",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/this-wa-school-funding-rule-means-eight-year-olds-could-be-managing-life-threatening-condition-alone-20261022-p6171l.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Expecting an eight-year-old to shoulder the responsibility of managing type 1 diabetes alone, particularly while in a busy school environment full of demands and distractions, is unreasonable, according to a WA mother.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "This WA school funding rule means eight-year-olds could be managing life-threatening condition alone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/this-wa-school-funding-rule-means-eight-year-olds-could-be-managing",
        "published": "2026-10-21T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}