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Excluding my ds on part of school trip because of sn.

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essbeebarmy · 26/03/2007 14:19

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Gess · 26/03/2007 14:22

I'm glad you posted essbee as I wanted to say lets try and meet up if we can over easter.... (it's jimjams)

They CAN exclude him- but pretty much only on health and safety grounds (the DDA does allow exclusion for reasons of safety). What will his TA be doing there if not with your ds. And if he stays behind does she still go on the trip?

ScummyMummy · 26/03/2007 14:24

Where are they going? Is it near enough for you to pop along and administer the meds?

Gess · 26/03/2007 14:24

bloody mainstream schools btw- ds1 was only allowed on school trips in ms if I went. Now he goes out and about with his special school, and the older kids have residentail trips. Grrr. you have my sympathy.

ScummyMummy · 26/03/2007 14:24

ps- hi gessjams!

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essbeebarmy · 26/03/2007 14:33

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dustystar · 26/03/2007 14:40

I think its very unfair on your ds that they didn't consider this earlier, I can see why they might be concerned about taking him but they should have dealt with the decision about whther or not he could go much earlier.

ScummyMummy · 26/03/2007 14:48

What is your gut feeling? If you think he could cope with the support of the TA I think you should push for it and offer to pop along to give him the meds. Why don't you ring ACE for advice? I seem to remember them being rather good with this sort of issue.

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essbeebarmy · 26/03/2007 15:01

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essbeebarmy · 26/03/2007 15:02

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Gess · 26/03/2007 15:05

It makes me so cross. Everyone is all for lovely wooly soft and fluffy inclusion but half the time its the parents propping the blasted system up. And when on earth do they get the break they need? Scummy suggestions sound good ones ().

Are you emailable now? I need to sit down with my diary as I have various people coming in each day- often doing a bit of therpay with ds1, then a different person in in the afternoon, but do have a few days of just one person into help. Perhaps we could meet up at a beach or something? What's Bigbury like for you to get to? If I could get back in time to drop off my helper Exmouth might be a possibility as well.

Gess · 26/03/2007 15:06

Of course it's not unfair on him- he should be given the chance, and he should be allowed to not cope without it being a huge crisis iyswim.

mum24boyz · 26/03/2007 18:14

whacky thought here, but how about if you offered to stay somewhere close by, that way you wouldnt need to find a sitter for your other child, they could come aswell so they were also getting a treat and some quality 1-1 with you, but if need be you were close by if they needed to call on you, with mobile fones these days no-one needs to be out of contact,they are never gonna know if he's upto these trips if never given the chance are they, just a thought, but i think the fact that they have allowed you to build him upto this since before xmas, to then decide they dont think he should go is disgusting, our sn kids miss out on enough as it is. lol at your description of inclusion gess! hope this all works out to everyones advantage hun. xx

Greenshoots · 26/03/2007 18:27

Gess

I wish I had known you were Jimjams - all the time I was posting about ds1 yesterday I was thinking "Where the bloody hell is jimjams when you need her - and who is Gess?!?!?!" You have been very helpful, thank you.

essbee, I don't think this is fair, especially if his TA is going anyway, it just seems wrong. Aren't they supposed to be all about inclusion? This would have been an ideal opportunity for them to have demonstrated a bit of competence for once. Am fed up for you.

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essbeebarmy · 26/03/2007 19:17

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Gess · 26/03/2007 20:14

GS- glad it was helpful! Good luck essbee- you're not being unreasonable at all.

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essbeebarmy · 27/03/2007 12:24

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coppertop · 27/03/2007 14:25

Oh no. Why on earth has it taken them so long to decide that he's not allowed to go? Poor ds.

Blossomhill · 27/03/2007 14:28

essbee ~ have you considered another school? Possibly a specialist unit?

Poor ds I would not be happy at all!

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essbeebarmy · 27/03/2007 22:48

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Gess · 28/03/2007 12:10

this might be useful

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essbeebarmy · 28/03/2007 22:26

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Gess · 29/03/2007 22:28

of course mention it!!! And we need to arrange a date- if you're at a loose end do ring me though if we haven't arranged aything, I am crapski at getting organised (and I'm not embarrassed to show you my student let style house now, so I don't need 5 hours to tidy first ) God my emplyee lovely girls must hate my crappy organisation- realised yesterday I've booked 2 to work regularlay at the same time, same day

Gess · 29/03/2007 22:28

oh hang on I'm too late- how did it go???

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essbeebarmy · 31/03/2007 21:31

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essbeebarmy · 31/03/2007 21:32

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