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Excluded from school

29 replies

Desperatemamma · 13/10/2022 13:36

Hi everyone. First post, and coming at you totally terrified, exhausted and scared.
My son is in year 10 high school and was excluded last week for participating in drug taking at school. He didnt bring the drugs in, but he did take some along with 6 other boys from his year.
He has been excluded, but I have no clue how long for, and have been informed that this may be a permanent exclusion.
He has been diagnosed with combined adhd this year and is awaiting medication (waiting list, dont get me started), so while what has happened is awful, it hasn't completely shocked me. He is increasingly impulsive and, in all honesty, I feel like I have lost all control as a Mum.
My questions are...can he be permanently expelled for this? He has never been excluded before but has been making an absolute nuisance of himself in school since he started (constantly on report, making no effort, detention several times a week) so my feeling is if they can get him out they will.
What happens to teens who are expelled? Is it automatically PRU? And is it worth appealing if the worst happens?
Any advice would be amazing. Thanks

OP posts:

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 14/12/2022 17:46

NB I would think very carefully about whether it's sensible not to send him in whilst this is being sorted out.

Growlybear83 · 14/12/2022 17:47

I work with a number of secondary schools in London, and without exception they would all permanently exclude for any drug related incident, regardless of the circumstances.

dollymixtured · 14/12/2022 17:48

alittlelost2022 · 14/12/2022 17:45

This has been the head teacher of the PRU comments...... I have been asking for these for 3 weeks. Not willing to provide me with any information on his referal.

I am sure the team will respond to you as soon as they have answers regarding SEN Assessments, councilling and Bus passes.
Most of which you will appreciate have timelines and waiting lists which can be out of our control.
With reference to your request for xxx referral documentation.
I have spoken with xxxxxxschool and they have informed me that you have submitted a subject access request and will therefore be responding to your request for information themselves as xxxxx remains on their main school role.

So it appears you are asking some questions that they don't have the answers to at present and if you have done a SAR then they will respond to that within the statutory timelines.

alittlelost2022 · 14/12/2022 17:50

I will get the SAR data on 29 Dec if they comply with the 30 day limit.

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