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School suspension of a 5y child with ASD

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Hi, 

My son has been suspended from school for a fix term of 2 days. I strongly believe this relates to his disability. School’s reason for suspension is due to repeated violence against staff. 
My son, not only he’s ASD diagnosed and the behaviour is related to that, he is also 5yrs old. He’s mental capabilities are not there yet to understand or to have any effect on him. No ehip plan is in the works yet, and school has agreed that proper strategies are not yet developed specifically for my son. I have sent a complaint to the governing body and of course their decision remained.

I tried to contact sendias, education law organisation, they take forever to contact me.

what can I do to help my son best from your point of view and/or experiences?

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  • I would argue that the education setting isn’t appropriate for your child. More than likely this will happen again and again. I have been there with my eldest. We had police called on my child when he was 6 as a staff member said she feared for her life. Completely over reaction. Thankfully police were on our side and let the school know that they shouldn’t have been called and that school could have taken action to prevent the situation getting so out of hand. 

    I would find out the sequence of events and what caused your child to act in this way. what were their methods to de escalate? Do they have sensory room? Or a soft play area or a dark quiet area with some toys and ear defenders etc or whatever his favourite toy/special interest is? 

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  • I would argue that the education setting isn’t appropriate for your child. More than likely this will happen again and again. I have been there with my eldest. We had police called on my child when he was 6 as a staff member said she feared for her life. Completely over reaction. Thankfully police were on our side and let the school know that they shouldn’t have been called and that school could have taken action to prevent the situation getting so out of hand. 

    I would find out the sequence of events and what caused your child to act in this way. what were their methods to de escalate? Do they have sensory room? Or a soft play area or a dark quiet area with some toys and ear defenders etc or whatever his favourite toy/special interest is? 

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