Will the local education authority go up the wall if local press want to publish my sons story?

Question

the LEA have been 'fannying about' for 2 yrs now (updating statement etc etc) & today was the last straw as the mainstream school keep saying its ok for him to go there, then after about an hour they ring us & complain about his behaviour. he has autism & it seems like you have to fight a constant ongoing battle to get his individual needs met...they've even 'fiddled' his 'banding' to make him seem worse than he actually is, so a severely handicapped school will take him, for 2 yrs now we've been saying no as we feel he will not 'fit in', thi is even the opinion of the schools head saying he's far to 'able' for this school, well today i snapped...had enough went to the papers & they're gonna run the story...hope it won't make things worse thats all

Answer 1

Just a few questions for you - does your child have an IEP?  Does he have a personal aide in the classroom?  In order to meet his needs these are two things he needs.  An IEP will ensure that his needs are going to be met.  An aide will help him to be able to function and concentrate better, as he will have one on one attention which is probably what he needs.  My son is autistic and his main stream class room teacher says he wishes the typical children were as well behaved as my son is.  He has a personal aid who helps keep him motivated and directed.

Answer 2

good luck!

Answer 3

I really do wish you good luck, but not *every* public school in *every* country is corrupt with regard to special education.

Answer 4

Good for you.. someone NEEDS to expose the corruption of special ed in public schools, no matter what country.

I applaud you!!

Answer 5

well good luck with it all.

surely the school has an SEN/SENCO that would have been to help you out more

Answer 6

You go girl... it is sad how we have to fight for our children .

My son has autism and other things and he was in mainstream up until 2 years ago .I too had the phone calls . .the wasting of valuable time etc etc .

It is appalling how the system fails these children and refuse to meet their needs .

They had no right to falsify details ...

Your son should not go to a school for severely handicapped children as he will not fit in and his needs are different to those children .

Please go to this link and you will find an agency which has been fantastic for us

http://www.oaasis.co.uk/

They fought my lea when they wanted to send my boy to a residental unit .

You can not make the matter worse at all . .you are fighting for your son and you need all the support you can get

Speak also to the nas as they are very good

good luck x*x

Edit .. special needs is a failing system and they do not want to know about children who need help .It has taken us almost eight years to get my son into the right environment and it has not been easy .

Noone cares and in the meantime children are slipping through the net because of failings .

I had to homeschool my son for 18months with no support at all from the lea as there was no funding .

The system is a disgrace

Answer 7

I am in a similar situation to you and it is very frustrating. You must make sure before you go to the media that you have explored every other avenue and been through all the correct procedures. If you don't the local education authority will find a way of saying that you did not take up all the help you were offered. Have you tried speaking to your local MP and asking them to take up the case for you? If you feel the press is your only option then do contact them, but do bear in mind that your son will be all over the papers which could single him out as a target. Also by going to the press you could alienate a lot of key people who could have provided services to your son. Good luck.

Answer 8

I wish you well. I had similar problem some years ago with a mainstream school that didn't want to know. I ended up alienating them and getting no help from anyone.

Answer 9

You will hopefully find it gets some action! I wish you and your son well.

Answer 10

Whilst I fully understand your wanting the best for your son, can you just stop for a moment and look at it from the school and other kids/parents point of view. From what you have just said your son is a disruption in the "normal" school classroom which I feel hold both him and the other 30 kids back. You mention you have an ongoing battle to get "his individual needs met" don't you think he may Be better of in a specialised setting where the staff are more capable of meeting his needs.

Just my two pennies worth.