Re: Truancy police

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---Not much help here zoe, but lots of empathy...We had threats of

neglect,high court

etc when i wouldnt send j to the school named on his statement and the EWO

turned up

unannounced(v much a lea bod).

But in P's case the lea's named school isn't in agreement with the lea regarding

meeting

his needs so can't see how they can accuse you of witholding P from school.Best

to seek

legal advice.

BW nina

In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , Mum231ASD@... wrote:

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> Get the EWO (Education Welfare Officer they used to be called) round to your

house, be

your usual reasonable self (but with your overall on lol) show them all the

paperwork and

say if it suits them better you'll get a sick note from the doctor on grounds of

anxiety

because of LEA behaviour.

>

> They will go away like a scolded cat, no balls that lot

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> Mandi x

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> Truancy police

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> Anyone been threatened by their local authority with the truancy

> police?

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> Proper name is School Attendance Improvement Service, I think.

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> Our LA has now resorted to the lowest of the low - tactics of

> bullying and intimidation because we won't do what they want us to

> do. They won't agree to name the school on P's statement unless we

> agree to pay the fees.

>

> It is a private independent school (without special status). It is

> a laughable situation because we have it in writing from them that

> nowhere in Oldham can meet P's needs, they agreed to pay £35K p.a.

> plus travel to send him to an out of area school (the school

> rejected us) but they wont pay fees of £3K per year with no travel

> expenses......and the reason behind this stonewalling is that if

> they did it for us, it would set a precedent for other families.

>

> Hence the SAIS - blaming us for witholding him from school when

> clearly his exclusion

> from school is 100% a result of them being

> unable to meet his needs.

>

> I am waiting for a call back from NAS Advocacy for Education advice

> line but in the interim I wondered whether anyone has had a similar

> experience of this type of threat - whether it is in fact legal, and

> what might constructively be done about it.

>

> Zoe

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Gosh Zoe

Sorry no advice just hope you get some good advice from NAS.

Sounds a typical LEA tactic but I think you are beyound there dirty

tricks and I hope you sort it out for P.

Good luck

lindsey

-- In Autism-Biomedical-Europe , " Zoe "

wrote:

>

> Anyone been threatened by their local authority with the truancy

> police?

>

> Proper name is School Attendance Improvement Service, I think.

>

> Our LA has now resorted to the lowest of the low - tactics of

> bullying and intimidation because we won't do what they want us to

> do. They won't agree to name the school on P's statement unless we

> agree to pay the fees.

>

> It is a private independent school (without special status). It is

> a laughable situation because we have it in writing from them that

> nowhere in Oldham can meet P's needs, they agreed to pay £35K p.a.

> plus travel to send him to an out of area school (the school

> rejected us) but they wont pay fees of £3K per year with no travel

> expenses......and the reason behind this stonewalling is that if

> they did it for us, it would set a precedent for other families.

>

> Hence the SAIS - blaming us for witholding him from school when

> clearly his exclusion from school is 100% a result of them being

> unable to meet his needs.

>

> I am waiting for a call back from NAS Advocacy for Education advice

> line but in the interim I wondered whether anyone has had a similar

> experience of this type of threat - whether it is in fact legal,

and

> what might constructively be done about it.

>

> Zoe

>