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Barred from Science (Health & Safety reasons)

MulgaBill

Our oldest boy (he's an Aspie) has just moved up to S2 (we're in Scotland) and, as well as all the usual turmoil involved in changing classes, he came home today to tell me that "I was locked out of Science". When I asked what had happened, he said his new science teacher had shut the classroom door in his face and locked it. He didn't know what was happening, so he stood outside the classroom until his guidance teacher eventually showed up. She told him that he wasn't allowed to do science for "health and safety reasons", and he'd have to spend science classes doing "other things" in the special needs area. It's ludicrous as science was his best subject in S1 and the teacher he had throughout never had a safety issue with him.

Has anyone managed to challenge a decision like this? And how?

BTW, I'm on my fourth letter to the school in 10 days to the school, copied to the QIO and Head of Education, not that they ever reply or take any notice. Yesterday's letter was about our boy being kept out of all his classes for an entire day, so he played computer games and watched videos in the special needs area. He doesn't know why and no one from the SMT was available to explain why. (He was quite happy to have a "day off", but I'm not.)

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  • Thanks for the reply. We live on a croft in a rural area so changing schools isn't really an option. Transport is provided for our son—he can't handle being on the school bus, plus the nearest collection point for the bus is a 2.5 mile-walk away. (We only have one car, a Land Rover, so we cycle and walk a lot, especially as the Land Rover has just broken down.)

    We've contacted the council quite a few times and this morning had another letter back from the Head of Education's PA saying the Head of Education is "investigating". Letters have also gone to Education Scotland and the GTC. After 11 years, though, I don't expect anything except platitudes and excuses even though I want him back in science, doing things he enjoys.

    When he was dropped off from school this afternoon, he looked extremely forlorn. I asked what was up and he replied, "I must be a really horrible person." I asked why he thought that. "Because most of the teachers hate me and don't want me in their school. School's not for children like me, is it? It's just for the normal ones."

    All I could do was sit on the grass with him, give him a hug, and watch the sheep grazing. Then the dog came over and slobbered on us, which cheered us up no end. 
     

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  • Thanks for the reply. We live on a croft in a rural area so changing schools isn't really an option. Transport is provided for our son—he can't handle being on the school bus, plus the nearest collection point for the bus is a 2.5 mile-walk away. (We only have one car, a Land Rover, so we cycle and walk a lot, especially as the Land Rover has just broken down.)

    We've contacted the council quite a few times and this morning had another letter back from the Head of Education's PA saying the Head of Education is "investigating". Letters have also gone to Education Scotland and the GTC. After 11 years, though, I don't expect anything except platitudes and excuses even though I want him back in science, doing things he enjoys.

    When he was dropped off from school this afternoon, he looked extremely forlorn. I asked what was up and he replied, "I must be a really horrible person." I asked why he thought that. "Because most of the teachers hate me and don't want me in their school. School's not for children like me, is it? It's just for the normal ones."

    All I could do was sit on the grass with him, give him a hug, and watch the sheep grazing. Then the dog came over and slobbered on us, which cheered us up no end. 
     

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