Just that really, but will explain for those who haven't seen my other threads ...
DD has Ehlers Danlos Hypermobility - with the linked POTs, IBS, Severe Anxiety ANS dysfunction, vulnerability to injury & CFS as relevant symptoms. Though as with mos EDSHers, bar injury time, this is very much an invisibly disability, but affects her badly.
We applied for our easiest to get to school, short, very straight bus ride away (travel sickness is a POTs symptom so this is good) & very short flat walk at the end - turned down on all school choices, stupid lottery system meant she was offered our worst local school, now an academy, starts earlier & it's a long way from home. Turned down fir a list if reasons, distance & bad with bullying being high up on the list.
We lost our yr 7 appeal - still don't know why as not given a reason in the letter - currently going through a local government ombudsman complaint, but our LA playing hard ball & waiting to hear if our complaint is still accepted - if so, LGO can't force a change of outcome, but may if we are very lucky, get a second appeal hearing - lots of other layers to this, but would be a novel.
Back up plan is to get DD accepted as a "Medical Need" for the schools waiting list - after initial hiccup where whilst DD was in hosptial - School Admissions passed over my enquiring as to how I go about this, with one medical letter to confirm diagnosis - this was passed on as my application - which I had to email & stop, saying Infelt it prejudiced our chances - it did
I have now sent in covering letter explaining in detail why DD needs this school & 5 supporting medical/official letters, along with medical info explaining the condition & it's linked conditions & HMSA in schools booklet etc
To date I have had no acknowledgement of any of any if this, this was all sent a couple of weeks ago - day one I rang & my pack which I handed over at the offices front desk was said to have arrived in the correct department - a follow up email which included the correct copy of the covering letter - got no reply, nor has follow up emails - today's got an out of office reply, saying they were back at work yesterday - I have copied in main address & 2 people I've dealt with before -
1 of which I have been told I have to deal with & direct contact with the CCP refused - this worries me as this is the same person who was the LAs rep at our appeal hearing - & we have a complaint in process - so as much as I would hope they would be professional - I feel very uncomfortable about this as surely it is a direct conflict of interests - as in - if DD is accepted as Mecical Need on the Schools waiting, list, but we lost our medical grounds appeal
The phone lines are constantly closed, even though it says open up until 1 pm, so I can't speak to anyone & I've DD becoming more & more anxious & ill as a result of her currently having no high school to go to - me too for that matter :( - we had to change DDs school nit too long ago due to bullying & duty if care issues etc & the SA office were so quick to respond & helpful then, but very different this time.
Would anyone know how long it takes to process a medical needs school place application ???
& is there anyway I can find out who the CCP is & send directly to them too - I know we have only one
Hope that lot makes sense (migraine)
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Medical Needs Waiting List Place - How Long to Process?? - Anyway I Can Get Direct Contact with the CCP ??
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RockinHippy · 29/07/2014 15:34
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