Stop discriminating against people with disabilities said the president of Nuanua O Le Alofa (NOLA) Mata'afa Fa'atino after reports of unfair treatment of a 14-year-old student who went to start Year Nine at Maluafou College.

NOLA is the leading advocacy organisation for people with disabilities.

"Telling a student with disabilities that Maluafou College does not cater for students with disabilities is a sign of discrimination towards this boy," Mata'afa said.

"We, people with disabilities have feelings and I can feel what this young boy went through when he was told that Maluafou College is for normal students."

Mata'afa said there is no such thing as normal and abnormal when it comes to human beings and Samoa is on the Convention of the Rights of People With Disabilities, it was sad to see that these types of discrimination existed.

"People with disabilities have the right to education and this boy shouldn't be rejected just because he can't walk," Mata'afa said.

The President of NOLA believes that there was miscommunication in this matter between the parents and principal of Maluafou College  and this should be sorted out in a peaceful way.

Mata'afa said if it is a matter of the inaccessible environment at Maluafou College, the issue should have been resolved between the parents and the principal of the school.

She said this is where the Inclusive Education Policy should be enforced because all students with disabilities should have the right to learn freely in any college or school.

The boy with a walking disability, New Delhi Joseph Va'afusu'aga told his parents and family on Tuesday that he was rejected at Maluafou College by the Principal because of his disabilities.

New Delhi sat the entrance exams for Maluafou College and was accepted into Year Nine.

He was dropped off at school on Tuesday and his family claimed that his mother left after talking with the vice principal.

Malufou College principal Papalii Leatufale Lasi denied the allegation of refusing admission to New Delhi. She said her concern was that the school was not disability friendly and the school did not know if the student had special needs requiring a caretaker.

"I was shocked because Maluafou does not cater for students with disabilities and I wanted to talk to one of the parents," Papalii said in an interview on Wednesday.

"The kid was left alone here in school but one of the parents should have been here to discuss further assistance for this boy while in school."

New Delhi's sister, June Sipaia told Samoa Observer that her brother no longer wants to go to school because he was embarrassed.