Can't (but can) believe this

[Blossomhowl]

When speaking to dd's teacher yesterday she said that they have had letters before asking for their children in the ms to be moved away from the children in the unit/with special needs.

I just cannot believe people (adults) can be so cruel and discrimnative.

The teacher said she tells the parent ot speak directly, not write letters and that the school has a fully inclusive policy.

Just but not really iykwim

None of my kids have sn. My ds goes to a school with some kids with sn accommodated in the classrooms. I like it. I think it gives my son the opportunity to get used to the fact that there are all sorts of people in the world and they all have needs and things to contribute. That's a far more important part of his education than SATS.

I think some of the children benefitted from having ds1 in the classroom. Didn't help him though. He's a completely different child (and progressing! wow!) since going to special school.

DS1 suffered dreadfully from being in mainstream and however educaitonal it is for the ms children- the child with SN should only be there if they can cope with it. The ms children shouldn;t come into it (and I count children ebing disruptive as ones who can't cope with ms)

I agree jimjams. That's exactly as it should be.

Madmummyof2... you know you could force this issue don't you? I know you may not want to for all kinds of valid reasons.. but if you decided you could hack it, your regional tv newsdesk would absolutely LOVE to hear about this!! .. and you would be changing things forever for future SN children because I am sure action would be taken thanks to the publicity..

Personally I would go down this route, in your position,(nearly have re a pre school issue.. I told them what I was going to do.. went to look up the number for Meridian but before I could dial I had the LEA on the phone with the issue sorted!!).. because my DS would be oblivious to it all but for the extra attention he received - and which he would lap up! But I understand that this may not be the case for every child or for family.

CJ x

Good God I feel so lucky that DS is in a mainstream school where Inclusion MEANS inclusion.. there is no 'unit'.. he is completely integrated with the rest of the class depsite his severe disabilities (luckily his SNs allow him to tolerate, indeed benefit from this arrangement). It seems that there are far too few schools offering this though

Jimjams, I know that the kids in our school who are in the class with a child who has ds have benefited. I am not so sure if he has had the same level of benefit , if I am being objective

P scales

There is also something new that allows you to plot emotional/social developemnt....I'll rattle my addles brain and see what I can come up with

hi Creepyjess.

i have thoguth about really kicking off at the LEA and contacting the local papers. the thing is i dont think i will get very far as there are just soo many stroies like ours.
its a sad fact that the majority of SN families are fighting this very same battle.

i have spoken to his SENCO this week and she has said that she may consider altering things slightly after half term depending on how well he copes this next 2 weeks.
i am not holding my breath though!

i just want to give the LEA every oppertunity to rty and help. i dont want to get their backs up if there is another way...i hope that doesnt make me sound cowardly.

I dont even have to read through this thread without screaming "discrimination based on disability"!!!!! What is going on, is this a reflection of most mainstream schools with sn kids in them??

I am definitely going to join the newly formed Autistic liberation front!!!

They (mainstream) will have to deal with our kids eventually. The stats for learning disability in kids in one in four isnt it?? And the stats for autism are 1 in 87 in some places.

I actually saw a huge billboard downtown today about aphasia. I have never seen anything like that before so things must be changing, but will they change enough before our kids turn 18?

If anyone and i mean ANYONE discriminated against my child, particularly in a school setting, I would litigate immediately. Homeschooling is becoming more and more favourable to me. Are there any home schoolers in this thread?

Creepy jess, going to the papers is an excellent idea. I have already done that too. I just hope this paper has the courage of its convictions and prints what i said.

The more parents complain about discrimination the better. This issue goes so very deep. OUr kids are not valued by society, much less the school system. They appear to be a drain and a pain. For those who do take up legal/media fights, god bless them cause it is so very hard to fight all the time AND look out for your kids, but i suppose this both goes hand in hand. I could very well see myself getting embroiled in fight after fight for what my child deserves, but not having enough time to spend with him. More parents are needed to complain loudly about what is happening. Even if their kids are getting adequate assistance, there are so many who are not.