Local Council VERY Hostile to HE - please help!

[robberbutton]

Have just found a couple of things on the internet that have caused me to have grave concerns about my local council's attitude to HE.

On their own education website they state the following, if you don't register as being an HE family (even if your child has never been to school)...

"What if I don't send a note but just keep my child out of school?

Under the Education Act 1996, LBWF must be satisfied that parents are fulfilling their duty to provide a suitable education. If a parent does not provide any information about the home education programme then this will count as a refusal to present reasonable evidence. would then need to consider whether steps should be taken to get the child into a school / back into school. This could involve legal steps and the need to serve a school supervision order."

Also, reading through a freedom of information request about EHE children in Waltham Forest, the coucil basically said that if registered parents refuse to meet, and just send in a plan), they will phone the family's GP to see if they have seen the children recently, and if not, contact Social Services.

OMG. Can they actually do this, and what do I need to know to arm myself against these unlawful intrusions?

[waves at QueenofFlamingEverything - sorry you've just read all this!]

[robberbutton]

OK - now on the 'Thread of Shame' thread

[LauraIngallsWilder]

I have no idea what you should do Robber

But it sounds awful

Bumping this for you