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  1. Yes there should be consequences for his behaviour but, they're punishing him twice and THAT is not on. He is being punished by being excluded. That has been accepted by smt2 and rightly so. What should not be happening is the double whammy of removing the morning session as well! That is not fair on him at all. They have given him the consequence of his behaviour - fixed term exclusion. If the removal of the morning session is because they cannot handle his difficulties then they are on very dodgy ground. Even criminal law doesn't punish twice for the same offence!
  2. Have you asked the council for their policy on returning to the district? Please bear in mind different councils have different policies and this was some 13 yrs ago but, mu mum moved back into council accomodation in my area having been away for just short of three years. At that time (and it may have changed and never have applied in Norwich) if you had lived in the district for 6 out of the last 10 yrs you could apply to go on their list. She was being made homeless 100+ miles away but I got her back here.It's a long shot, I know, but ask them again. In these situations you have o keep on at them and make noises. Also dont forget to check their swap lists (many of which are on-line these days) on a regular basis. HTH
  3. This is an illegal exclusion (see my pinned thread in education). The school are doing so much wrong here that they MUST know it. Write and ask them when he will be allowed to return to school. Get something in writting from them to confirm what they have done and what they are going to do. Pin them down on it. Give them till Friday to respond - put that in very clearly!! Once you have that response (in writing - insist on that) contact IPSEA as soon as possible, even if you have to sit on the phone all day to do it. Also look up the disability rights commission code of practice for schools and see if anything in their applies - phone them too and ask for their advice (can't remember their website address but a swift google will find it under DRC). Do not wait for the school to do something...get proactive and start to make waves. The school have handled this awfuly. Have they (or you come to that) contacted the police over this? If th other children were over 10 they will be interested. HTH
  4. The quote comes from the DRCs Code of Practice for schools. You can find this on their website via the link I put in my post, just follow the education links from their home page or search their site for their Code of Practice. If they think you have a case they will even fight it on your behalf. Good luck. I hope he enjoys the trip when he goes!
  5. Found this: Contact the DRC,and ask them how they see the schools policy fitting in with the above. HTH
  6. NO YOU DO NOT! What they got the other parent to do is nothing to do with you, and in telling you this they have breached a confidence. If the trip is open to all (and it MUST be) this includes your son. Are they charging other parents any extra for their chidren if they need support? I would have a look at the Disability Right Commission Code of Practice for schools (no link off the top of my head)...I am sure this scenario is covered. I'll see if I can find the relevant quotes for you.
  7. Been thinking of you. Phas
  8. Well I am sorry to disillusion them but if he is a pupil on their school roll they DO have a duty to supply a full time education whether they like it or not. As you well know they would be after you as quick as a flash if you were not taking him in because you would be failing him. They are failing him by not providing the full time education that THE LAW entitles him to receive. I would keep asking the school and the LEA the same question, in writing, every week until the tribunal. Take their responses with you as evidence of their failure to provide him with his full time education.
  9. He is entitled to a full time education as much as any of the other pupils in the school. He isn't getting it. I would write in and simply ask the school when they intend to fulfill their legal obligation to him of provision of said education...ask them to give you a date. If they cannot, or will not, do this a further letter should be sent to the head of the LEA asking them for an explanation.
  10. I have been in touch with Viv following the last 'chat' and made a suggestion regarding questions for the experts. You can now e-mail your questions on the subject under discussion in advance using the e-mail for her above. That way if you are unable to be on-line you can also arrange to pose a question in your abscence. Hopefully that may help those with questions and also get them more of a response as well.
  11. I am disgusted by this and want to know what the hell the school think they are playing at. We faced a similar situation with Phas jr at about the same age. We involved the police and the school. The police issued a caution and the school a ten day fixed term exclusion. But let's face it you contacted the school and asked them to deal with it. Their total lack of an appropriate response is scandalous. If these children are older than 10 have you contacted the police to report the assault to them? I would and indeed have done in the past and would do so again in the future as well. This is NOT bullying, it is Assault (Sorry - ALLEGED assault. Don't want a mod ticking me off now do I?) Pardon me? On what grounds cannot he return? This is rubbish. The school should be taking action here but, not against your son, they should be tackling those responsible. Your son has the right to expect to an education free from persecution and this includes the journey to AND from school as well as during lessons. The school have obligations to him to ensure his safety and well being - and they're not fulfilling them!!! Is this head saying that your son has been excluded for being the victim of bullies then, as that is what it sounds like? What authority does this head have to award you a place at an EOTAS unit? Oh no! Don't sit back and take this. If the LEA wish him to go to this unit and it requires transport to get there they they MUST supply it - despite what this head says. They don't have to win! They DO have to support his needs - the LAW says so! Their reaction is nothing short of giving the bullies at the school free range to do what they want, to who they want, when they want! The lunatics have just been given the keys to the asylum. Have you thought of getting back to the paper and asking them to follow up the schools superb response to the situation - 'Been bullied? Get out of our school then' wouldn't that be a wonderful headline!! I would be taking my son to school on Monday and if they refused to allow him in I would then demand the reason for refusing to allow him to access his right to an education be given to me in writing. Copies of this would be sent to the LEA, paper and anyone else I could think off! If these bullies are allowed to get away with this then the school should be thoroughly ashamed of itself and I hope to god they don't have to make excuses to the parents of some other child one day that despite their 'best efforts' they were unable to stop their child being bullied as well. After all as you say, next time they might not stop with a dunking...
  12. This is from just above Sect 8:29 of the sen CoP.: So, you could argue that: where they have said the first proposed statement is invalid the introduction of new evidence - by them you say, not you - means that their agreement from that point that a statement is required ought to mean 2 weeks notice starts from then for issuing what amounts to a new proposed statement. They have agreed one is needed and this is the only time limit I have been able to find regarding what happens after agreement has been reached other than the usual 'all done and dusted' within 26 week timings that apply normally. Yours is a bit different from the normal appeal that I still say check with IPSEA. I really cannot see where they can refuse to begin putting the satement in place when they have said it is needed. HTH
  13. OK. Even if you wrote to them afterwards they have said he needs the statement. Since when do they have to run from April to April? Thats a new one on me! Challenge it on the grounds the need has been proven now and therfore should be addressed now!
  14. Did you bring to their attention the fact that evidence that had been submitted to the panel had been completely missed before the deadline or after? If it was before and they have agreed that this was enough to warrant the statement then they don't have a leg to stand on. Threaten to take them to tribunal for maladministration. If it was after and they have agrred to a statement what possible grounds have they given you to not introduce the support now? There cannot be any, the need for support has been proven already so there is no need to delay it, again this needs to be challenged at tribunal level. IPSEA!
  15. Look at the Disability Rights Commision code of practice for schools and, in particular, example 5.17e. This relates to treatment of a pupil with autism and awareness of how it effects them. HTH
  16. Hi PP. This is my take on it. If your daughter had no additional needs what restrictions would they impose on her attendence? If, as you say, the school run this club and they allow other children to be booked into the club on an ad hoc basis to cover emergenicies and so on, and this service is being denied to you because of your daughters additional needs, then it might be worth asking the DRC to have a look. If the situation is you would like her to go each week if it is possible and places are available and they are saying that she must have a 1-1 and MUST attend every week regardless of issues of tiredness etc connected to her additional needs (but they must be connected) then, I would believe, that may be a refusal to make a 'reasonable adjustment' to take account of those needs. As ever the issue of where the funding for the support they feel she requires comes from is not really an issue for you to worry over. The school are supposed to provide an inclusive service. Speak to the DRC people and see what they say.
  17. If it is still in print try and get hold of a book called 'Diabetes at your fingertips'. It is a no-nonsense guide that is well writen and presented in user-friendly chunks. Hope that helps.
  18. As ever, happy to be able to help. Hope it does the trick for you.
  19. Woah! You are a long long way from home and have had a not good time of things. Moving from one town to another can evoke a ceratin amount of 'culture shock' never mind from one side of the world to the other! Any support network you had here isn't there and you feel very isolated by the sound of it. I know you have had bad experiences of medication in the past but don't write all such treatment off on the basis of that, medication is always evolving and changing and this time they may well help. Please give them a chance. I really hope you get some help and support from somewhere. Perhaps some of the forum members from down-under will be able to help point you towards an organistaion/support group who can help. I hope so. Please take good care of yourself.
  20. The legislation you need is within the following segement of the Disabity Rights Commision Code of Practice for schools: An after school club would be deemed as being an 'associated service'. Preventing your son from attending such an activity would be likely to be in breech of the code. This code, unlike the SEN code has nice sharp legal teeth. More info on this can be found here in the summary of part 4 of the code for schools. The link page to the codes is here. The DRC website is here. Hope that helps to sort this out for you.
  21. Thta's why I e-mailed them. Thanks for putting it in the calander...I am unable to do this anymore.
  22. We've done this without a statement. Pm me if I can help.
  23. Following on from making this post a few people have contatcted me and said that, like me, they may not be able to be on-line when the event takes place. So I e-mailed the organisers and asked if they could find a way around this so that I/we could still access the discussion. Viv Streeter of BIBIC has e-mailed me back and has said she would be happy to supply a word document copy of the chat to anybody who would like one. She is also going to look into making archive copies available via their website. So, anyone who would like to read the discussion but cannot be on-line to do so needs to e-mail Viv on this address: vivienne.streeter@BIBIC.org.uk Hope that helps.
  24. Fantastic news. You must be so happy they have finally seen sense.
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