Am I being unreasonable? school council

[madsadlibrarian]

DS is 10 and just started in year 5 mainstream. He is very lucky in that though he doesn't have friends in the 'normal' way - he isn't generally a target for particular bullying either - though other kids do find him annoying at times.
He has stood for election to the school council - I didn't take too much notice at first I assumed loads of kids would be interested - but now he tells me only him and one other boy are standing in his class.

I am seriously considering telling school that I don't consent to him being on school council - am I being paranoid / over protective? I just don't think he could possilby make a success of it - he wouldn't sit still or concentrate in the meetings - If he did focus on the discussions, I can't see him representing the views of the rest of his class, etc etc

or should I let him have a go ? /and hope he isn' elected!

It will depend a lot on the teacher who is overseeing the School Council.
I set up and ran the School Council at the school where I worked and I would have happily had your son on the SC. Let him do it.

Defo let him do it if he gets elected. My asd son does it and loves it. I have no evidence that they actually have to do very much...

Erm can I just say that IME school council elections are not as democratic as they appear.

And that there's a good chance he may not be 'elected' in any case.

I can say no more than that...

I would let him stand for it; the children in my class who wanted to stand included a number who'd struggle with the role but I was pleased that they all felt able to.

When I counted the votes (one girl's name and one boy's name on a post-it note), the boy who was elected by a long way is someone who's painfully shy. He is delighted as are his parents. The elected girl was less of a surprise but won by a single vote.

Let him stand, if the adult running school council manages the council properly e.g. an appropriately capable child/pair produces typed minutes with clear questions (and often response spaces) to put to the class then he will be supported with the responsibility.

many thanks guys - we'll give it a shot