Tez Report post Posted March 21, 2006 Hi PinkSapphire Angel, Just a few good vibes for Thursday. Hope all goes well at the SENDIST tribunal. Let us all know what happens. I'll be keping my fingers crossed for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PinkSapphireAngel Report post Posted March 21, 2006 thank you so much hun. I am really dreading it, I'm having trouble sleeping and can barely eat. My gp has given me some sleeping tablets just to get me through till Thursday but even taking one of those every night I am still managing to wake up stressing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted March 21, 2006 PinkSapphireAngel, <'> <'> <'> Stay strong, K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarerQuie Report post Posted March 22, 2006 Hope you win.xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
col Report post Posted March 22, 2006 Humm go and have fun kicking their butt to the kerb!! I'll be celebrating your win tomorrow as you know we both have the same LEA. They withdrawn when i toke them to SENDIST, they said it was because i choose to send middle DD to a school out of borough so the money came out of a different kitty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted March 22, 2006 Good luck for tomorrow . Everything's crossed here for you. Annie <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jen Report post Posted March 22, 2006 Go and present your case. Know your facts. At least you are getting a fair hearing. No bias for the lEA Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phasmid Report post Posted March 22, 2006 Best of luck for tomorrow. Hope it goes well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helenl53 Report post Posted March 22, 2006 Love hugs and warm fuzzies for tomorrow. HelenL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LKS Report post Posted March 23, 2006 PSA will be thinking of you today <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madme Report post Posted March 23, 2006 Hope its going well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flora Report post Posted March 23, 2006 How did the tribunal go? Lauren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted March 23, 2006 .................no reply yet, hope this does,nt mean bad news Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helenl53 Report post Posted March 23, 2006 (edited) They don't normally let you know on the day - unless the lea cave in and there is mutual agreement - but apparently this is quite unusual. She is probably overwhelmed and emotional. Although it is supposed to be parent friendly, normally the LEA behave like such sh**s and you end up feeling like a wrung out floor cloth. Edited March 23, 2006 by helenl53 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PinkSapphireAngel Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Without wanting to tempt fate we actually feel it went pretty well. The solictor chairing the hearing was brilliant, she did go for the school at first like crazy without us saying anything (as it is that obvious how useless they are) The headmaster made a fool of himself like we had thought he would, he was asked about the schools special needs resources and he actually said he could not comment on that!! She ripped into him for that as you can imagine. She was very aware of how Luke might be affected by his conditions and the main points she chose to focus on were great... Provision school are making for Luke. Luke's anxiety and what the school are doing about it. Secondary school for Luke There were others along those sorts of lines but I can't remember exactly what they were. The woman from the LEA was the rudest, most unproffessional person ever, she was even rude to the panel! She got angry and tried to tell blatant lies, the best being that she had asked me if I had made ANY actual preferences at all for secondary school for Luke and that I had said NO infront of the panel, which of course is total nonsense and the panel completely backed me on that and said that "Mrs and Mrs Green do not seem the type of parents to just not bother making a choice at all" It was brilliant! The panel were furious we have only been offered a single sex school and that it was one even Lukes current school and the ASD specialist from the LEA feel is wrong for Luke and unable to meet his needs, the LEA woman got so annoyed and kept saying she was not there to discuss that and that she had only just been made aware of that (LIES) then she kept saying "I bet you are going to say we have to assess this boy just because of secondary school transfer" I argued my points as well as I could and I was actually rather pleased with my closing argument despite the the LEA woman constantly trying to interupt me, which the panel clearly noticed, especially as during her closing before mine I did not do the same. Her closing was even rude "I think I have said enouhg, its all infront of you to read for yourself" That was pretty much it! The hearing lasted 2 and a half hours. I raised the point about Luke being entitled to assessment as he has been diagnosed and had his problems for so long (education act and code of practice)without real improvement and the panel even commented he had got worse accademically despite being bright. I pointed out the LEA were using an unlawful blanket policy in saying they do not assess children with ASD as schools have budget for it and the panel told me they were using code of practice and not to be worried about the LEAs own particular guidelines! We have to wait about 2 weeks for the verdict and reasons now very frustrating as they would have made their decision yesterday after we left. <'> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flora Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Hi, it sounds like it went really well. The next couple of weeks are going to be tense for you. I will definately be keeping everything crossed on your behalf. Well done Lauren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tez Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Hope you get the decision sooner rather than later. All crossed here for you as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
annie Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Well done PSA. Everything crossed here for you . Annie xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Well done you - it sounds as though you did really well and coped with the stress of it all. Of course there are no guarantees in this game but you can rest assured you've done all you can - now you just have to wait and see. I really hope it goes in your favour. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
col Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Hummm i think i can guess at the Lea case worker's name?? L.C??? Glad it went well and yep they are such a bunch of liars Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PinkSapphireAngel Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Hummm i think i can guess at the Lea case worker's name?? L.C??? Glad it went well and yep they are such a bunch of liars Ha spot on, this woman seems to have a real rep for being useless, dishonest and rude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarerQuie Report post Posted March 24, 2006 I'm sure that's a pre-requisite for people in those particular LEA posts;well it seems to be like that here,too. I'm keeping everything crossed that they rule in your favour.xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
col Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Ha spot on, this woman seems to have a real rep for being useless, dishonest and rude. ROFL Oh yeah, she tried to pull the wool over my eyes a couple of times!! She wanted my daughter to attend one of their local units and i told her you havn't got a speech therapist there only a locum and she said something about the locum now working there properly. Well when i went to visit the unit to say why it was unsuitable it turned out that none of the staff knew about the locum getting the job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LKS Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Well done PSA Sounds like it went well. Everything crossed you get the decision you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helenl53 Report post Posted March 24, 2006 PSA - it sounds like it went very well. I will be keeping everything crossed. The next few weeks will be quite tense. Although they make their decision on the day, they have to report on the Tribunal and why they have reached the decision - so - by the time it is typed etc. Did the Chair have a name that sounded like a rabbit but with much longer ears? If so - she is very good and understanding of ASD's and sent through notification to one of my parents 6 working days later. Please let it be successful for you Best wishes HelenL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Suze Report post Posted March 24, 2006 ...........sounds like it went really well <'> .............hope you get an answer soon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PinkSapphireAngel Report post Posted March 24, 2006 Can't remember her name, but she did seem very aware about asd, including the way Luke would feel one way but tell the teachers he felt another and that he might be smiling at people but not know why he is smiling. The chair was a woman with blonde bob style hair and glasses, she was probably in her 50s I think and was a Ms not Mrs etc. One of the women on the panel was sitting opposite me and was lovely, she kept smiling and when we first walked in the room she gave me a thumbs up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helenl53 Report post Posted March 24, 2006 PSA - not the same one - but sounds very promising! We will be hanging on here with bated breath! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
