To think this is unfairly on ds

[Lastnight56]

Ds's college want to end his placement. He's got an ehcp is named on his plan. The la have given them two weeks to produce evidence to show they can't meet his needs. The la have said ds can't attend in the meantime . Aibu to think that the la are somewhat saying the college is right. Why if no decision has been made is ds being stopped from attending?

I guess it depends on what the issues are.

If there is some kind of health & safety risk then I can see why they might want to do that.

For example if your DS is doing motor mechanics but is failing consistently to follow safety instructions.
Or if your DS has violent outbursts.

otoh If his needs are to have verbal v written instructions, or whatever, then it seems unreasonable.

… though either way it is rubbish for your DS and you.

It was a safety issue relating to his mental health.

Health and safety issues will usually trump all else, really. Was it an isolated incident, or an ongoing concern?

One off in this college however wasn't the first incident.

Is your son struggling with self harm or another issue that could cause harm to himself or others?

Yes it's self harm related. He would never harm anyone else though.

Maybe they feel he isn't well enough to be there? Could that be the reason?

If he's not able to keep himself safe then it's reasonable for the college to question if they can meet his needs.

Does he know what his triggers are, if any? Is there anything that he or the college can reasonably do to prevent a recurrence?

If he’s self harming at college of course he’s not well enough to be there. They can’t take on that responsibility.

Poor lad. Did he self harm in college? I agree they can’t take responsibility for him in that case.

If he's self harming at college, he's not well enough to attend.

It would be outrageous if they'd let him attend whilst knowing his safety and well being cannot be guaranteed!

one off in this college so have there been instances in another college?

If so it sounds as though your son is really not well enough to be studying at the moment. I can understand that you both feel that he needs to be doing something to get out of the house, socialise etc, but I think the college feels it does not have the resources to deal with someone who is mentally so fragile as your son is at the moment and keep him safe.

Yes I understand that he's classed as a morderate risk not a high risk by his mental health team.

This happened nearly two months ago. My son is worried they may exculed him if the la decides the risk isn't high enough for him not attend which is something that's also causing him anxiety.

Two months ago... When did they decide he wasn’t safe to be at school?

Yes two months ago but it's taken this long to get a meeting.