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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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  • One thing I have noticed, is that organisations and bodies will often try to fob people off with "grey areas" and excuses if they can.  No-one wants to be responsible and actually take action, people are becoming like the Eloi (ineffectual, limp and apathetic humans of the future) in HG Wells' The Time Machine.

    There are times someone needs to make a stand to initiate change and take people to task for their actions and use the laws that are there for a reason.

    Maybe, the OP needs to take this form of action to give the school a short, sharp shock and get things changed, not just for his son but for any other pupils who may end up at that school.

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  • One thing I have noticed, is that organisations and bodies will often try to fob people off with "grey areas" and excuses if they can.  No-one wants to be responsible and actually take action, people are becoming like the Eloi (ineffectual, limp and apathetic humans of the future) in HG Wells' The Time Machine.

    There are times someone needs to make a stand to initiate change and take people to task for their actions and use the laws that are there for a reason.

    Maybe, the OP needs to take this form of action to give the school a short, sharp shock and get things changed, not just for his son but for any other pupils who may end up at that school.

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