FND and School non attendance

[Lady4]

Hi

How can I fight for a place at 6th form when I can't get my child to regular school due to headaches and no sleep.

Then to add to that Neurology are referring back to GP (suspected to have a ASD) and Neuropysch is away till after the meeting (think still to confer with Neurologist), so no letter or referral done yet.

[LilyMarshell]

I'm assuming you've tried getting a sick note explaining the situation? Because if that's the case, and grades are above the minimum threshold, then it's discrimination.

I'd be speaking to a disability charity to see what they say, since they can give disability law advice.

[Lady4 in reply to LilyMarshell]

Thanks Lily, I didn't think of a sick note for a child, kind of relate that to work. When I received a copy of the letter to the Neurologist which I requested the GP to write, he wrote my son and I will quote "he looked well in surgery and examination was normal".

Will look into disability discrimination.

[LilyMarshell in reply to Lady4]

The way I see it, education is a full time job. Sick notes are definitely useful for it.

Even if he doesn't have a diagnosis, he can get sick notes for the symptoms.

Definitely look into disability discrimination - if it's been ongoing for longer than 3 months and he's had no accessibility assistance, they've already failed him and their duty towards disabled [including chronically ill] individuals. You can report the school to the board of education for this kind of malpractice.

[Lady4 in reply to LilyMarshell]

Its affected his education for two years nearly. They made access adjustments for certain symptoms (ie when he had FMD but no extra educational support for his non-attendance due to other symptoms.

I now need to check attendance records and cross check against my notes but its emotional reading it all back and putting it on a spreadsheet (that I did for Neurologist visit).

He was never under SEN and as the Paeds letter said he needs to be at school back in June 22, they still keep referencing that.

I have asked for their local authority contacts name.

[Lady4]

Hi, just thought I would add an update, we have been offered a place (subject to grades as normal) but still have to meet Heads of current year and 6th form because 20 days absenteeism is going to be challenging.