Published on 12, July, 2020
I don't know where to turn here my Daughter has Autism but was let down by CAMS when she turned 16 so had no help .
She was bullied all through school and the school had help in place for her.
She is now 17 and has gone through her first year of college with no problems as she has tried to keep he autism a secret. Last week she made a mistake by posting a meme on a group chat without thinking and another student said it made the feel awkward so she said sorry and removed it. She was in her second year and now all the bullying starts because of this one girl who has started a hate group against her. She has bee bullied and assaulted by the other students in her group. She went for help but was told it's her own fault by the staff. She has now been thrown out of college which was the only thing she had in her life that kept her calm.
The college say there is nothing we can do there is no way of having this reversed what they say is final. I have put a post on Facebook and seem to have support but i don't know where we stand. Here is a copy of that post.
Sounds like clear case of discrimination on grounds of disability. If you can afford it I would talk to a solicitor and have them send a letter to the principal. alternatively, Citizens Advice might be helpful, also have a look here: https://www.gov.uk/complain-about-school/disability-discrimination - I would presume that 'school' may also cover 6th form colleges and the like.
Thanks Martin Things are tough right now , I am disabled myself and have many problems, This college was her whole life as it was hard trying to find something that could keep her attention that she liked and this was the thing that she was good at. Photography was everything to her and now she has had it taken away and it has set her back years now.