Child being sick at school - how long would you let it carry on for?

[bjkmummy]

j in mainstream with statement about a month ago started being sick every day at school. Paed says its anxiety. Now have a vomiting diary which school completing every day. He is very underweight and takes 2 milkshake supplements a day so really can't afford to lose weight. Last weekend and every night since he has been vomiting at home as well - he was fine during half term. We've had an emergency review and school said can't meet his needs - lea now gone silent so I'm torn - should I be taking him into school each day which is making him sick with anxiety and will have health issues for him or remove him from school and pray the lea do something re specialist school placement. People tell me not to take him out as harder to get him back - he isn't refusing to go in a morning but then s sick at school. I'm just torn about what to do........... He's 8 with asd

When DS started reception he started wetting himself 3 times a day out of anxiety. At that time I had total faith in the "system" so let it go on for 4 months before keeping him home. If I knew then what I know now, I'd have removed him the first day it happened and gone all out to insist he was helped rather than trusting the authorities to do the right thing.

Don't risk his long term health - that LA bod in an ivory tower won't have to deal with the fall out in ten years, but you will.

Make a HUGE fuss, chase, chase, chase the LA - daily if you have to! See if there is independent provision that could meet his needs available and then insist the LA pay for it if they have failed to identify any maintained educational places.

Get any relevant charities onside to help you too if you can with the chasing - IPSEA, kidscape, SOSSEN & NAS all spring to mind.

Basically make sure the lazy LA officer gets the message it'll be eaiser to hep your child than ignore his plight if they want an easy life

They know I want a specialist asd school - though think they will try and get him into a unit at another mainstream where he would struggle even more. I'm trying to do things right but I'm now starting to feel uncomfortable that I am actually putting his health at risk

My Dd3 used to vomit at school due to anxitey but her old school used to just send her home straight away, it wasnt every day though. They refused to put any support in place and refused to support us getting a dx for her.

We were really lucky and were eventuallt able to move her to another school. They helped us get an ASD dx and they have put support into place for her.

I did tell the new HT that if she didnt cope at this school i would have to HE and he said he would do his best, which TBF he has.

If you know your ds needs a specialist placement, then i think i would be inclined to take him out. Are you able to keep him at home while you are fighting for a place for him??

Sorry you and he are going through this

I'm torn about what to do. School can't cope with him and lea know this but have gone away and gone silent. Parent partnership say not to hassle them yet as no decisions will have been made - just feels like no one cares except me and dh. And of course code of practice states that no timeline after review for the lea to let us know what's going on. If they won't give him a specialist school place we will got to tribunal but the lea can take as long as they would like to tell us this. think I'm gonna get dh to contact them as it's just not right how they are behaving.

Could doctor sign him off of this particular school? [but not any new school obv?] I've been frustrated that mine gets sent home for 48h every time he does this (but he is no where near as severe your dc). It sounds a bit harsh letting him stay it is making him sick.

i tried to make a gp appointment for him today but none available - have to phone on monday morning. paed he did write a letter and said if it continues i should take him to gp as he is at risk of being dehydrated etc so will follow that through - he was sick twice today so it is continuing. lea have monday to come back to me then i am asking them to amend or not amend the statement to force them to issue me the notice that will give me the right to appeal. its just so so stressfull at the moment

well he was sick 6 times today - have managed to get him a doctors appointment and they have given me some meds as they are concerned that his tummy must be getting very sore form all teh vomiting. gp says they dont sign kids off but it is now on joes medical records so if i do decide to keep him off it has now been documented. tried to phone sen officer to see whats happening with new school place - they said hse wasnt in but i dont believe that for one second - been told she will phone me tomorrow - think pigs will fly first - also emailed parent partnership and told them i am not prepared to allow this to continue anymore and put my sons health at risk