ANY EDUCATIONAL SOLICITORS ABOUT NEED ADVICE URGENTLY PLEASE!!!

[cheaperthebetter]

Ds(Sen) 11Y6, mainstream but in SEN base.
DS has rare syndrome, can not speak so uses sign to communicate, he can hear and see fine too, his condition puts him a very high risk of choking as he can not chew as his mouth is paralysed.
Long story short; dinner lady gave DS a packet of chewy sweets (chewits) outside in the play ground, she also gave them to the other children in his class, DS gets transportation home, DS has these sweets in his pocket for the whole time, until I greeted him off the bus.
Low and behold YES I was FURIOUS as if he had put one of these in his mouth he WOULD OF choked not a case of MIGHT OF he WOULD have.
I have had many issues with the school as his 1:1 was not cutting/slicing, crushing his food up as shown and also states this in 'care plan' and 'EHCP', been in several occasions and spoke to head about it who said she will make sure it wouldnt happen again, but it did!, So enough was enough I called LA and refused to send him in there as they were constantly playing 'Russian roulette' with my sons life.

However this has only been an issue since the new HT came in.

LA couldn't get son into a SEN school lack of places but he is going to one for secondary, so they agreed I come in to feed him everyday to which I have since NOV 18.

However the HT hates the fact I'm in there, she hates me full stop tbh I can't go into too much detail as I've already most likely outed myself too much.

Ht is trying absolutely anything and everything to make it very unwelcoming to fed my son, also she just seems to whine me up, just pushing my buttons!

All I do is go in feed my son, clean him up and walk out!

I have now received a letter from chair of governors saying they are ceasing me from going in from Tuesday 23rd April and that as an alternative I am to collect DS at lunchtime and take him home as she feels this is sure to make me happier?!

Please any advice is very much appreciated, I just want to know my sons rights as he is the one who will be most affected by all this 😢 I just don't know what to do???

I have a meeting on Tuesday with LA and HT and Chair of Governors, so any advice before then will be very much appreciated thank you

Don't ask on here, you need proper legal advice, phone round some lawyers today and get a proper consultation

*Brit;
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I'm waiting for ring backs from solicitors I've rang, a few have said they can't help as I would need legal aid and they don't get the public funding, I was just seeing if anyone has been through similar or offer any advice at all

Try the SOSSEN helpline.

Post on the SEN board - there are lots of people there very knowledge about legal matters relating to school and plans.

The LA is under a legal duty to ensure that the provision specified in section F of the plan is delivered. The LA must do whatever is necessary to ensure the provision is delivered. If the school won't comply, the LA must step in and force the issue. There is no way the school should be refusing to comply, refusing to allow you to come in to ensure correct provision and trying to force you to take your son home for lunch. The school is just trying to wash its hands of the issue rather than live up to its legal responsibilities. Not acceptable.

Does your son understand that he cannot eat chewy sweets? He had them in his pocket all day without trying to eat them?

Is there a problem with him going home at lunch. If you take your feelings about the head out of the equation might that work better?

have had many issues with the school as his 1:1 was not cutting/slicing, crushing his food up as shown and also states this in 'care plan' and 'EHCP', been in several occasions and

How do you know this? I'm interested in how, before you started to go in, you found out that the assistance wasn't suitable?

It's not really on to get parents to provide care at school, it should be managed by the school.

It's not really on to get parents to provide care at school, it should be managed by the school.
This. That's what the EHCP is for. Take a paper copy with you to the meeting and see if someone from parent partnership can go with you.

Sendiass they're called now.

RedHelen;
Yes there is a problem!
My DS is entitled to eat a school dinner safely at school with his food prepared correctly, Why should he have to come home? Cause he has SEN needs?

I know his 1:1 hadn't been cutting his food correctly as my DDs told me o went in spoke to HT she said she would make continuous checks for her to then ring me a state " I done a check to day and I said to his 1:1, why have cut it like that? When it should be like this and this only!"
HT was frustrated telling me as she had told them 'this is how you do it, so do it like that'
So that's how I know

*RedHelen;
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Those sweets shouldn't of been giving to him in the first place!

So let's say a child has a nut allergy and a dinner lady gives that kid a snickers bar but that kid doesn't open it for what ever reason, but has potential to cause server harm if not death, that's ok? Because that child never opened it?

Do you have contact with Sendiass OP?

As children get older they get more responsibility for their own condition. Ie. A diabetic might do their own tests or someone with a nut allergy would know not to open a snickers. That s why I was asking. I fully agree school should be providing for his needs BUT might it not be less stressful for him and you if he were to go home? That's the question I was asking.

I think it's up t9 the school to make it less stressful. It's not like they're being asked to do something massive.

Is he supported by speech and language/dietitian with regards to the IDDSI levels with regards to his food and the texture he requires? Could they help?