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Threat of permanent exclusion

christine kingsmill

My son is 10 years old, and was diagnosed with Asperger's 2 years ago. Whilst he has always had difficulty with social situations, the past year has been a particularly difficult one with oppositional behaviour with both the teachers and other pupils. He is currently under threat of permanent exclusion and I am told that he cannot receive a statement based on his Asperger's diagnosis.  I have also requested an assessment by an Educational Psychologist but am told there is a long wait for this. 

There is a serious threat that without a positive intervention, he will be asked to leave the school within the next term.

Has anyone had a similar experience, and do they know where I should look for help or advice in order to circumvent this potentially disastrous situation?

Many thanks

Laura

  • We are in a very similar situation to yours. How are you and your son getting on?

    x

  • that is APPALLING!!!! If your son has a diagnosis then surely the educational psychologist was involved? also what is your SENCO provision like at the school?? It sounds like your son's teachers are not taking into consideration his condition and giving him the support and teaching that is needed for such a chil.d It is the schools responsibility to give him the support that he obviously needs. Talk to your educational authority for a start, Also is there a parent support group attached to your LA? I was told about one last week by the ep deadlin with my son's diagnosis and they can work with you to ensure your school is giving your child the help that they legally must provide. don;t let them do it without a fight . Is it that your sons teacher is not training in dealing with children on the AS? xxx

  • that is APPALLING!!!! If your son has a diagnosis then surely the educational psychologist was involved? also what is your SENCO provision like at the school?? It sounds like your son's teachers are not taking into consideration his condition and giving him the support and teaching that is needed for such a chil.d It is the schools responsibility to give him the support that he obviously needs. Talk to your educational authority for a start, Also is there a parent support group attached to your LA? I was told about one last week by the ep deadlin with my son's diagnosis and they can work with you to ensure your school is giving your child the help that they legally must provide. don;t let them do it without a fight . Is it that your sons teacher is not training in dealing with children on the AS? xxx

  • If you contact your local authority SEN office you can rquest a statutory assessment yourself.  If you have the financial means, you can get an ed psych report yourself.....it is law that they have to accept those privately obtained as well as through school.  You could ask the school to get some help in from the local short stay school....they usually advise schools or give a short period of education in a small setting to help things stabilise

  • Sorry to hear about this - very stressful for you.

    It's worth remembering that even without a statement, if your child has a diagnosis of Aspergers, he has a disability, so cannot be discriminated against under the DDA.

    When considering excluding a child, the school has to take into account the disability and CANNOT exclude legally where the behaviour is as a direct result of the disability - unless they can prove they've put in place everything they should have done.

    My son was excluded last year 3 times in quick succession. We appealed and won because we could show that the school had not taken account of his disability and put measures in place to support him in school.

    On a different note, my son's school never did anything to get an assessment or anything, just moaned on about his bad behaviour. So I went and got the assessment via my GP, who was great. This was to get him diagnosed, but it may be that you can access the Ed. Psych via the GP as well. Might be worth a try. Either that or through the unit where he was diagnosed? It's worth pursuing every avenue.

    All the very best with it.

    Hellsbells

  • Hello Christine

    I am very sorry to hear this - you must be extremely worried.

    I would strongly recommend you try calling the NAS Education Rights Service:

    http://www.autism.org.uk/Our-services/Advice-and-information-services/Education-rights-service.aspx

    They'll be able to talk through this with you and give you appropriate advice.

    Good luck to you.

    Sandra - mod

  • Hello again Christine,

    You can request an assessment for a statement yourself. My sister suggested to visit the following websites www.ipdea.org.uk and www.sossen.org.uk both these sites can give you information about what to do, draft letters and both have independent helplines.

     

    Also is your son on school action or school action plus? You can google the SEN code of practice to find out more about the help he should be recieving in school.

     

    If your son's behaviour is linked to his condition, then to exclude him would be in breach of the DDA. A statement is based on your sons needs not on his diagnosis.

     

    You can also contact your local Parent Partnership and they should support you with what you are trying to do.

     

    Hope this is useful and good luck, keep us updated.

     

    Andrea

  • Hi, as far as I'm aware you can request the statement yourself. My sister did this for my niece. She was also told that it would be too difficult to get to see the Ed Psych, so she e mailed him directly and he was happy to get involved!!

    Please don't give up, it sounds like school want to give up on your son because it's too much like hard work for them, they have no right and please take a look at the disability discrimination act, it sounds like they're sailing very close to the wind to me!

    I'll ask my sister for more info and get back to you.