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A teacher smacked my child

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Xmumof3xo · 29/04/2026 21:30

I really need some advice I’m in the uk
My son is 7 he has a diagnosis on dyspraxia, he’s going for a ADHD and autism assessment..
So today I picked him up from school, he was quite upset, he has said his class teacher has smacked him on his hand twice, quite hard and it has really upset him, he was messing with some building cubes and the teacher became angry at him and did a “cross face”.
I have rang the school, I am really angry about this.
The school office said “I don’t see that happening”, I made it very clear as to why he would lie my son is a big believer in god and he doesn’t like lying, the head teacher came on the phone and said she’s going launch a investigation.
After everything that has happened with this school, the constant shouting at him, making him stand in the corridor door and the constant belittling I have no faith in them.
I have done a EHCP as the school has refused it 4 times, I have already changed his school as he’s constantly being bullied, he came home with horrific injuries in his old school and now the teachers are bullying him. Please help me, I am close to homeschooling him but he has made it clear he loves going to his friends and loves his routine, who else can I go to, I’m so scared of making his life harder at school but this can’t go on anymore, I am fuming, I’ve had so many meetings about the behaviour of his teachers, they say he’s “too sensitive”. Everything calmed down until today, but this time she has physically hurt my child and I ain’t letting it slip, he is not going school tomorrow until I am happy about the outcome of this “investigation”

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scoopofmintchocchipicecream · 29/04/2026 22:27

Follow up with email.

The allegation does need investigating. Ask if the school is referring the allegation to LADO.

Do you mean you requested an EHCNA from the LA? If so, where are you in the process? You don’t do the EHCP itself.

Xmumof3xo · 29/04/2026 23:10

scoopofmintchocchipicecream · 29/04/2026 22:27

Follow up with email.

The allegation does need investigating. Ask if the school is referring the allegation to LADO.

Do you mean you requested an EHCNA from the LA? If so, where are you in the process? You don’t do the EHCP itself.

I emailed them a application on 29th January, I have not heard anything back but I know they are back logged

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scoopofmintchocchipicecream · 30/04/2026 13:10

Chase the LA. The EHCP process is governed by statutory timescales. They should have informed you if they were going to assess or not within 6 weeks. If chasing doesn’t work, you need a pre-action letter. Backlogged isn’t a lawful reason for breach of the timescales.

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