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Help - Very troubled teenager

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heidivodca · 30/05/2011 18:09

Help - 14 year old DS excluded (again) from school - expect he will be expelled soon. He is too difficult for the school (and us) to deal with. CAMHS referral was a waste of time - nothing came of this or child psycologist evaluation - he is bright but oppositionally defiant and within 'normal range' - so nothing they can do!! (school not best pleased with that result). He refuses to do any work in school and is a pain for most of the teachers - the school to be fair have tried quite hard - but now they have had enough. He has been excluded this time for calling the head a 'prick'. They have had enough of him being disruptive and I can agree not fair on other kids. DS angry about everything but does not know why - he has always been a very difficult child and I have thought we needed help since he was three!! However DP said he would grow out of his behaviour - but anyway has only got worse not better over the years. The GP won't help and thinks the problem is the school!!
Can anyone tell me what happens when a child of 14/15 is expelled? Not sure what to do - but feel we've been trying for so long and just can't give up on him though can't see any hope of a good future outcome which is so sad for him, any practical advise most welcome as I really don't know what to do next .....

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heidivodca · 15/06/2011 20:57

Well he has done it again - in trouble at school - and so to avoid total exclusion we are waiting to hear from the local PRU for him to spend the rest of the term - just as a respite period. He can go back to his school and try again in September. I don't think a managed move would work for us - ds also v. opposed to idea. All other schools are v near and his reputation would proceed him - he knows boys in all of them (unless we move which I am considering as he will be our only child still at home from September - and no ties to this part of London). Oh well fingers crossed .....

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