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Firefly123
Firefly123 Online Community Member Posts: 526 Empowering
edited July 2019 in Everyday life
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. 

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  • Geoark
    Geoark Online Community Member Posts: 1,467 Championing
    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.
  • Firefly123
    Firefly123 Online Community Member Posts: 526 Empowering
    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 x
  • buzzer
    buzzer Online Community Member Posts: 104 Empowering
  • Firefly123
    Firefly123 Online Community Member Posts: 526 Empowering
    Thank you I have left them a message. 
  • Roddy
    Roddy Online Community Member Posts: 445 Trailblazing
    Thank you I have left them a message. 
    Try Stephenson's Solicitors (Google their info)
    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    
  • Firefly123
    Firefly123 Online Community Member Posts: 526 Empowering
    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 them 
  • buzzer
    buzzer Online Community Member Posts: 104 Empowering
  • Firefly123
    Firefly123 Online Community Member Posts: 526 Empowering
    Yes @buzzer I have left them a message thanks