WIBU to home school the kids for a couple of weeks before they go to a new school?

[RosesAreBetter]

I am hoping that we will be moving soon,
I have applied for a house (rented) in a different town and the kids would be going to a new school.
I am fairly certain that we will get this house, and would be able to move immediately, so hopefully it will only be a few weeks before we are moving.

The thing is that I hate the kids old/current primary school, I was hoping to have moved before now but things didn't work out with the last house that I wanted to rent.
I really don't want to send the kids back to that schoo for a few weeks, but I don't want to put them into the new school (and have to travel the 40 minute 2 bus journey twice a day) until I am certain that we have got the house.
But even if we don't get that one I will be applying for another one in another town, so the kids will not be going back to that school in the long run even if we don't get this house.

I am seriously considering just pulling them out now and saying that I am going to home school them until we move.

But is this a mistake? A waste of time? Will it make getting them into the new school more difficult?

The school starts on Wednesday and every part of me is certain that I don't want to send them back there.
I just don't know what to do or what will be for the best.

Even if op let her kids sit in front of the TV for those 2 weeks, it would all be fine.

Alerting the new school and officialdom is enough for the moment.

Its quite alright to pull them out in this situation.

You are well within your right to home educate.

What your poor ds has gone through is absolutely terrible. My thinking here is, he's gone through enough, so facing starting at a brand new school where he's going to be the new kid is stressful enough, but starting late in the term having been out of school all that time is even worse. I would personally go through the aggravation of the bus journey because the fist couple of weeks of school have a strong focus on bonding, team spirit and so on.

Whilst home educating is your prerogative as a parent, it really isn't for the faint hearted and if there's a chance that the situation might drag on, I personally wouldn't do it.

Wishing your ds lots of luck!

Oh yes, I can relate to that one akaemmafrost. My ds has a speech disorder and doesn't speak very well. I have lost count of the times strangers have told me I should make him speak, and then go on to tell me how well their child speaks It does wind me up every time, although it should be water off a ducks back by now.

YANBU it sounds like a good idea.

Oh EVERYONE has a say when it comes to SN I have found. This is an at least twice weekly convo with my neighbour.

Neighbour: "why is that boy not in school?!"

Me with gritted teeth: "he can't manage in school, remember I told you he is autistic so I am home educating until we can find somewhere suitable for him"

Neighbour: "Boy needs to be in school, he'll never get better being coddled at home by you"

Me: "He isn't going to get BETTER, its a life long condition"

Neighbour "

Me: "Oh F*ck Off!!!!! in reality I just go .

How annoying. I think I'd want to get that 'fuck off' right out there in the open, where the neighbour can hear it loud and clear. Its not that easy though, I'm too cowardly to actually say it myself

From your post about bullying not being delat with, I 100% think you are doing the right thing. Good luck.

"Could I home-ed instead AND have DC stay on waiting lists for the local schools in the town? My guess is NO; that if they are deregistered that they will not be allowed to have names down on any school waiting list. Or do you think it will be down to individual LEA policy about whether HE children can go on their lists?"

I know people who have done that. Ofcourse home ed children can have their names on a waiting list for a school like children in private school or children who are in another state school.

Given that the children are really young and its only for a couple of weeks, home ed won't ham them provided its done well. The OP children's school sounds like the stuff of nightmares.

I may well say it one day. The day we move out, I'll hover around till he sees me just so I get a chance to say it .

Yes I think what you are going to do sounds fine. I'm not even sure why you'd think YABU!

Btw, I've seen a lot of OPs that made me go , but this is the first time I've seen such a second post.

You could always pop a note through the door, just in case you miss him

Thanks for the replies.

Just for clarification, what I wrote
"I am seriously considering just pulling them out now and saying that I am going to home school them until we move."
I meant that I will call the school/council and tell them that I am withdrawing the dc's and that I will be home educating them until we move.
Sorry for the confusion I worded it wrongly.
Obviously I have full intentions of actually educating my children, no JK or nipping to the pub I promise.
I have already been looking online and found lots of printable worksheets that I think are apropriate for the dc's.
I will definitely pop over to the HE boards.

Thanks all.

Roses - I know nothing about home education but FWIW my DC wouldn't be going anywhere near a school that allows a child to be treated so badly. Your poor DS no wonder you want to move

Yes with "f*ck off" repeated x 1000 for all the times he asked me .