nuttynemo Report post Posted March 24, 2007 we have a son who was removed from mainsteam last year and put in an EOTAS unit because the school could not garentee his safety we have been fighting to get him into a school that teaches children with aspergers he had some problem in his year at the EOTAS unit but once they moved him up 2 yeat groups he started to settle and make friends which for him is alomost unheard of then two weeks ago we had a letter arrive through the post giving us two days notice they were withdrawring his place he now has an hour a in the local library with a tutor we have no way of apealing this because they say he was not exspelled or excluded and there has been no break in his education we do have a final statment but with no school named he could be stuck in the library for months we have tried to question them and tell them that they have discriminated against him to which they just keep passing the buck he made the local paper again who did quite a good article please see link http://www.thenews.co.uk/template/ViewArti...ticleID=2143774 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted March 24, 2007 What reasons have they given for the withdrawal? Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuttynemo Report post Posted March 24, 2007 they have said they cannot met the needs of his asperger that is the reason they have given us and know one will take resposability for his education Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted March 24, 2007 (edited) Have you spoken to IPSEA? Your LEA have a legal obligation to educate your child. So, if EOTAS can't meet his needs, you have a very strong argument for a specialist AS school. Bid Edited March 24, 2007 by bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuttynemo Report post Posted March 24, 2007 Have you spoken to IPSEA? Your LEA have a legal obligation to educate your child. So, if EOTAS can't meet his needs, you have a very strong argument for a specialist AS school. Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuttynemo Report post Posted March 24, 2007 IPSEA Have put us in touch with the DRC who advised us to look at legal action because he had been discriminated against because of his aspergers they have not replied to our request for them to justify there action they have anthother week before we can take it any futher this is all so sad i have a 13 year old who has done nohing wrong he is angry at the faceless sytem and has only us to vent his anger the sadthing isi can see why he is angry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted March 24, 2007 What does your LEA say about the action of EOTAS? What was their position on a specialist AS school? Bid Sorry...so many questions! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuttynemo Report post Posted March 25, 2007 What does your LEA say about the action of EOTAS? What was their position on a specialist AS school? Bid Sorry...so many questions! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuttynemo Report post Posted March 25, 2007 the lea have us looking at 2 aspegers schools and one ebd the LEA department who are dealing with his statment say they have nothing to do with his short term education the EOTAS unit bosses say that it is down to the LEA to sort it all out and they will keep giving him 5 hours a week in a library and they might take it up to 8 hours a week under ed phsyc testing eventhough he is only 13 all his scores are those of sixteen year old so we are so confuse with there action all we can hope is that the school we visit next month will off him a place Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted March 25, 2007 If your LEA have set up visits to AS specific schools, then I would think you are in a very strong position to get the necessary funding. Have you looked at any independent special schools for AS yourself? The Gabbittas website is a good starting point. I think it is just a case of keeping on ringing your LEA to remind them just how urgent your son's situation is at the moment. Good luck Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pumpkinpie Report post Posted March 26, 2007 I would be contacting your local mp, councillors etc about this and keep on at them. The local papers dont say much about this , get in touch with them - name and shame! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites