I am asking for another MNetter who is finding this difficult to talk about. Her son will be 4 in August. She is concerned about him being so young in his year, plus he has just been referred by the HV for speech therapy (not at the parents' instigation, but HV thinks his speech may be behind). The mother suffers from bouts of agoraphobia, and she has had trouble getting her son to preschool... she (mother) knows she has to do deal with the agoraphobia, but she is trying to decide what's best for her son separate from that. The preschool says the boy is bright and thinks he would probably be ok to start school in September.
Thing is, the HV is adament that this boy "has to" start school, like it's absolutely, cast-iron, no exceptions, no choices, he MUST START. I thought that there was no legal requirement until first term after a child's 5th birthday... is there a link on the web somewhere for that?
The mother is feeling pressured and hassled which makes it all the harder to decide what's best for her son. HV is threatening to involve social services to make sure the boy gets to school every day.
TIA.
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Boy who turns 4 this coming August, MUST he start school? HV says so!!
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luckymummy · 25/04/2005 10:29
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