Hi, my DS is 4, 5 in 2 months, so will be going into year 1 in september. He started nursery at age 3 part time and is now full time. He was diagnosed with Asthma a while ago, and in winter he tends to get recurring chest infections. Even if they aren't infections, he coughs so bad that he doesn't sleep properly, so when he's ill like this we keep him off school. He also had a day off school to go on a day trip with a local community group that was subsidised by them. It was a trip he wouldn't have been able to go on otherwise as I currently don't drive.
The school reported me to the E.W.O regarding his attendance and this day trip in December, who rang me up and said he didn't realise my DS was only 4, and wouldn't be taking any further action. I also spoke to school and said that we don't keep him off school lightly.
I've had a letter this week regarding DS's attendance saying they're concerned that it's only just above 90%, and asked me to go to a meeting with the head teacher and E.W.O. I emailed school back and whilst I wasn't rude, I basically said that they are overreacting, that my DS is still not compulsory school age and that he is above age-related in all subjects. AIBU in getting really annoyed and angry at the school?