Being prosecuted need advice

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.

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

  • 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. 

Reply
  • 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. 

Children
No Data