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Being prosecuted need advice

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Need advice my daughter has refused to go to school for the last 4 years the EWO understood and decided that it wasn't in their interest to prosecute the perants, but we have a new EWO and we have just had a letter saying that if my daughters attendens does not improve by March 22 that they will be prosecuting my daughter want go to school there's literally no way of getting her to go.

the new EWO states that she needs to push past her anxiety and go to school.

we also have 2 other children who are being assessed for autism and one child with down syndrome.

my question is what can we do I don't plan to plead guilty in court but is there anything else we can do to stop it going to court.

she's being assessed for autism in March.

  • De register her from school and register her as a home schooled child. If you look at home schooling websites, such as Education Otherwise, there is lots of advice. This us the template letter to send. Good Luck.

  • You could de register from the school and then contact your local authority to electively home educate and provide them significant evidence (and due to the situation you are in probably a home visit) to show that although your child has been absent from school for 4 years they are being educated at home. And show all the educational things you do. Whether that’s practical learning or tradition workbook learning show everything. It is the job of a parent to either send their compulsory school aged children to school or provide them with an education that is suited to their age, aptitude and ability including their Sen needs. As long as you are prepared to home educate and have been providing an education you will be fine. The website education otherwise a lots of great advice.

  • in reply to Lau

    They can fully support you with the right steps to take. I was always advised by NAS education helpline to attend the doctors with my child and have it noted down that the child’s school anxiety is so severe that they are physically unable to leave home. I would advise you to do the same. Does your daughter have an educational psychologist? What professionals are involved? The autism diagnostic team? I would let all professionals involved with your daughter aware of the threats of prosecution that is being made to you. I am so sorry you are going through this it sounds like an awfully stressful time for your daughter and you. 

  • I would contact the National autistic society’s education helpline to seek advice on this. 

  • in reply to Peter

    I mean if she's been out of school for 4 years I'd hope you were making her do some sort of educational activity at home so would homeschooling really be any different?

  • is she enrolled at a special school or subject to a school attendance order? If not you could simply withdraw her from the school and home school her. Even if she's at a special school you can still apply to withdraw her and the council can't refuse without reason.