Published on 12, July, 2020
My son is 8 years old and was diagnosed with ASD a few years ago. My ex works alongside social workers and thinks he’s God when it comes to social services. He tacks ‘well i do know more than you, i work there’ on to the end of every sentence. It’s just embarrassing
We are currently going through the process of applying/moving my son to a SEN provision and he’s been telling him that if he gets kicked out of mainstream school(they’re struggling to keep him in all day) he’ll get taken in to care as it’s already on the cards and social services are watching us. I bit back this evening when he said it in front of me, he’s just saying it to scare him and it’s not true. Anyone can homeschool if they chose(he’s just too lazy to ever do it) and children DONT get taken away for being ‘out of education’! He did the usual ‘you know nothing, you are clueless, I work there so I know’ again and I’m just furious about it. We have a meeting with the Ed Psych on Friday and I’m going to ask them about it in front of him to shut him up.
Does anyone actually know of any child taken into care because their school weren’t able to educate them so homeschooling was the only option? I’m thinking it’s utter rubbish as I know loads of Sen families in this position.
Your ex sounds charming! I work in a school that has several children that have different needs as to being able to remain in school all day not one of these has been taken into care!
In my youth I was put into the care system as I was lashing out at home and disappearing for days as well as missing school and at the time this happened social services had no interest in the school attendance as that was the local authoritys problem. Also bears mentioning that all the children in the home I was sent to had issues with school and not one of them was in care for that reason.
Personally I would tell your ex to shut up unless he has some practical and helpful advice