Hi all,
In need of some advice! My son unfortunately didn't get his first place choice secondary school and got a place for his second choice which he is not happy with as ALL his friends are going to the first choice school he chose. I am going to go through the appeal process and was wondering if anyone can provide some advice. My son is currently taking tablets for Cholesterol and is now refusing to take them as he is really upset at not being able to attend the school he would like. I am not fearing the worst for him as I don't want his Cholesterol to go high causing him other issues.
Also it would make sense for my son to go to this school as we had initially planned for a car share with his other friends that will be attending. Every morning I have to drive around 5 minutes to my parents house as my second son attenda the primary school which is a minute walk from my parents and all of my first sons friends live in this area and I also work in this area. Therefore, I can drop my second son to the primary school, drop my frost son to his friends for car share and I can attend work. More so, the majority of our time during the weekdays I am at my parents house. I eat here too in afternoon and evening. Just sleeping is at my house which is further away. If my son was to catch a bus this is literally outside my parents house and my place of work therefore, much more convenient. The school he wants to go to also has a class in the morning which he wants to attend that the other school does not have. Yesterday, his football team mates are also attending the school he did not get. I have concerns about his social life and he currently feels ag much ease with his friends. Can anyone provide some advice please. And also what evidence will I require? So the argument points I am looking are as follows:
- Refusing to take Cholesterol tablets and not eating aswell.
- All his friends (primary school and weekend football team) are attending the school besides from him.
- The school has a morning class which he would benefit from. After school he attends a private class with a special teacher to help him memorise a book. This school provides a class in the morning before school commences to help students memorise this book and it is recommended by his teacher after school he attends this class if he was to get a place.
- Car sharing with his friends.
- Majority of our time is spent at our parents house which is closer to the school he didn't get and the bus stop is right next to it if he was ever to take a bus.
- I work near my parents house so easier to drop him off.
- Majority of our time is at my parents house. Even after school they all go straight to my parents house to get ready and once I finish work I go there too to eat and then around 9:00pm we go to my house to sleep.
- His friends' parents work with me too.
- Dropping my second son to the primary school will be easier as I will not be going in the opposite direction.
Any advice would be great. And also what evidence I will need to gather.
Sorry if I have confused anyone of you! It's such a nervous and stressful time not only for me but for my son! I can already see the change of attitude where is not socialising as much and keeps mentioning he doesn't want to go school.
P.S. Worth mentioning the school he has been offered is much closer to my house where I sleep but then would be a nightmare to drop him off and pick him up aswell as dropping my second son off.
Thanks in advance!