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Hello everyone, Thursday night when we got back from GOSH, eventually got into emails and downloaded five responses of LEAs reply as to why our k should stay in mainstream where his needs can be met. When i read what was downloaded i was shocked in some places where they have acutally lied about the support and level of support they have given our k. Firstly we had a TAC meeting where i never received the minutes for (i now know why). In this meeting the outcome was that k was to have someone sit with him to support his anxieties over lunchtime. We have proof on tape by k himself that no one has ever sat with him to check if he had eaten or not. We have him on tape saying he has delibrately missed lunch on more than one occasion as it takes him too long to eat. Secondly there was the receptionist who was supposed to accompany him to make sure he used the toilet, this was never done. Thirdly, strategies that were in place and being used yet never happened until after 22 may 2012 even though they say these strategies were before that date. Also the LEA response (clumsy as ever) have put that he has been statemented and given 10 hours of one to one support, he has not, he has just been given 10 hours of teaching assistant , the offer of a LSA has been highlighted as something extra as well as the teaching assistnat in their repsonse but the LSA is not mentioned in the statement at all. NOW FOR THE DILEMMA WHAT WOULD YOU DO (as we cannot trust the school anymore and these are tactics to avoid paying for the specialist school as we have moved k twice now and this will be a third mainstream school) Seeing as we can prove the above, should we, 1) Go ahead at the tribunal and prove what we have on tape, the outcome being he will be just moved to another mainstream school . 2) Say well the strategies they put in place (even though they have lied) have not worked as he still cannot manage special events , dressing up days and struggles making friends therefore a special school would help him. We have been advised by IPSEA that we need to prove that k is better placed at a special school and we need to concentrate on that rather than on what the school have/ and have not done. Also if anyone can re assure us that as we are asking for a change of school and awaiting a tribunal hearing, so we are in a tribunal situation and (date is in february) we have been told that they cannot take us to court for k not being in school because legally we are in a tribunal situation. Any solictors out there we would welcome any comments. The school staff are unacceptable and we can prove they are liars. The school failed their ofsted but i will need to check that if they have been taken off special measures. According to the head she says they have been taken off since september 2012 but its not on the ofsted website. Also how could they say they have done all they have when we only had the tribunal for a statutory assessment in January of this year (jan the 5th ). They (the school) said k did not need a statutory assessment , then the tribuanl awarded us a statotury assesment so the LEA had to give a assessment and gave in and said they were going to give a statement of special needs. All the help (so called) has already amounted to 10 hours before it was on the statement anyway and its vague as the teaching assistant is specified delivering the 10 hours and its not one to one which is what he needs. His difficulties are not drinking which contributes to his idiopathic chronic constipation, his low self esteem (wants to die and keeps saying whats wrong with me when he has had to sit in his own poo at school). we cannot trust the school. WHAT WOULD YOU DO ?. Many thanks for your answers. sarni