Discrimination
Options

Firefly123
Online Community Member Posts: 526 Empowering
How do I go about making a case for discrimination on my kid who has autism with server anxiety and other special needs. 1 She only had 11 hours a week at school for a year
2 I was told she had no more school from May the 24th and only go in for exams but all her class mates had extra lessons before each exam.
3 didn't give her her exam timetable on the Friday before her exams started. When everyone else got there's weeks before.
4 They told her she did not have to take the exams
5 would not let her go to her leavers assembly for having an argument with a teacher as she was so stressed and on her way to an exam.. I wrote to the governors but got no response.
6 told me and the autism advisory teacher they know it is due to her autism and anxiety but it's a punishment when we challenged this they can't punish her due to her special needs they said she needs to learn actions have consequences and would only let her watch it on a laptop. There was actually so so much more than that but this was all in the last few months. Any advice at all would be much appreciated.
2 I was told she had no more school from May the 24th and only go in for exams but all her class mates had extra lessons before each exam.
3 didn't give her her exam timetable on the Friday before her exams started. When everyone else got there's weeks before.
4 They told her she did not have to take the exams
5 would not let her go to her leavers assembly for having an argument with a teacher as she was so stressed and on her way to an exam.. I wrote to the governors but got no response.
6 told me and the autism advisory teacher they know it is due to her autism and anxiety but it's a punishment when we challenged this they can't punish her due to her special needs they said she needs to learn actions have consequences and would only let her watch it on a laptop. There was actually so so much more than that but this was all in the last few months. Any advice at all would be much appreciated.
0
Comments
-
As a starting point I would recommend speaking to IPSEA https://www.ipsea.org.uk/contact-ipsea
you will need to use the button to book an appointment.1 -
Yes I've been trying to do that for weeks and always no appointments left. I know it has to be with in the last six months. Thank you x0
-
1
-
Thank you I have left them a message.0
-
Firefly123 said:Thank you I have left them a message.
They specialise with Discrimination cases and you 'may' be eligible for Legal Help (legal aid)
PLEASE understand that 'most' cases for discrimination will never reach a court unless you have more than 60% chance of winning. Anything less and you will be spending more than £60,000 to go it alone and even THEN 'if' you win it could take a further 5 years until a verdict is reached subject to appeals, and THEN another 10 years+ before you receive compensation subject to the original verdict... Simply 'serving papers' to the courts and to the defendant will cost in excess of £3,000
3 -
Pweh no wonder they get away with it time after time by that amount of time so many more kids will suffer. Thank you I will Google them1
-
Seek free advice from https://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/education-rights.aspx1
-
Yes @buzzer I have left them a message thanks1
Categories
- All Categories
- 15.2K Start here and say hello!
- 7.2K Coffee lounge
- 87 Games den
- 1.7K People power
- 119 Announcements and information
- 24K Talk about life
- 5.7K Everyday life
- 389 Current affairs
- 2.4K Families and carers
- 863 Education and skills
- 1.9K Work
- 519 Money and bills
- 3.6K Housing and independent living
- 1K Transport and travel
- 879 Relationships
- 255 Sex and intimacy
- 1.5K Mental health and wellbeing
- 2.4K Talk about your impairment
- 863 Rare, invisible, and undiagnosed conditions
- 921 Neurological impairments and pain
- 2.1K Cerebral Palsy Network
- 1.2K Autism and neurodiversity
- 39.1K Talk about your benefits
- 5.9K Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- 19.5K PIP, DLA, ADP and AA
- 8K Universal Credit (UC)
- 5.6K Benefits and income