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DS (age 14) is classed as having severe learning difficulties. Sec school have dealt with this woefully and I am currently fighting to get him an EHCP which is difficult as the school are not being clear on what support he is getting. This has been an ongoing saga for 2 years now.
The way the school is dealing with him on a behavioural level is really making me quite frustrated. We have been told that DS's cognitive function is much lower than an average child his age, so he is operating at about age 7/8. School are consistently giving detentions for very minor things like forgetting equipment (he has working memory issues too), being late for classes as he wanders around in between lessons, retaliating to being called 'retard' by calling names back, pressing the buzzer on the gate to be let out of school for too long because the receptionist was too busy to open it and being 'obstinate' when shouted at said receptionist, etc.
Today they have put him in isolation (again) for getting 4 detentions in the same days for incidents as above. They have tried doing this before and I complained and said I would not support him being put in isolation for minor infringements like these which are exacerbated by his LD's but they argue that they have to treat all children the same.
Who is right here?
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DancingHippo · 04/05/2016 14:40
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