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advice needed on R.E studies in school

caz72

Hi everyone, im new on here.  Would like any advice on a problem we are having at the present time. My autistic son is just finishing his first year in secondary school.  From his first day,we asked that he didnt attend any religious studies/trips as we are an Atheist family.  The school seemed fine with this & when his class does r.e, my son goes to a seperate room with his classroom assistant.  However, they planned church/chapel visits which we didnt want my son attending but when the permission letter came home to be signed, there wasnt an option to 'not allow' the child to go so i never returned the letter & the teacher asked my son who said he wasnt going on the trip.  The teacher then approached me asking why he wasnt going & I explained our decision & said that if it was inconvient, I would either keep him off that day or collect him early. I collected him early on that day but now there is another trip planned & due to his autism he is getting very concerned about this to the point of making himself sick as he knows that they are going to 'force' him to go. The same letter as before came back & again i never signed it & will not be permitting him to go.  Is there anything i can do about this?? Can they force him to go against our wishes?? Thanks in advance for any advice

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  • I don't feel I missed the point: I provided the legal background for the situation, and directed the parent to legislation which gave her the information to back up her case to the school. 

    If she feels the school are discriminating against her child or not handling the case correctly, she should make a complaint to the Governing Body of the school in writing and follow the schools' complaints policy. 

    I merely pointed out that if this was for moral reasons rather than emotional/mental health reasons, then she might like to reconsider and provided her with some additional information on the background to the national curriculum. 

    My final point of advice is, rather than just not returning the form, the parent could directly tell the school she wishes to withdraw her son from the educational visit - that way the school could hold discussions directly with her, rather than with the son in school time only a short while before the visit is due to take place.

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  • I don't feel I missed the point: I provided the legal background for the situation, and directed the parent to legislation which gave her the information to back up her case to the school. 

    If she feels the school are discriminating against her child or not handling the case correctly, she should make a complaint to the Governing Body of the school in writing and follow the schools' complaints policy. 

    I merely pointed out that if this was for moral reasons rather than emotional/mental health reasons, then she might like to reconsider and provided her with some additional information on the background to the national curriculum. 

    My final point of advice is, rather than just not returning the form, the parent could directly tell the school she wishes to withdraw her son from the educational visit - that way the school could hold discussions directly with her, rather than with the son in school time only a short while before the visit is due to take place.

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