Neglect by LEA

[CRED]

Iam hoping that someone can point me in the right direction for this-I'll try to be as brief as possible. My son is now 14, it was apparent at an early age that he had difficulities- he struggled with coordination, reading and short term memory. I had a private assessment done and this showed he had learning difficulites. The LEA provided short term help but this was withdrawn when his reading beacame age appropriate-he continued to struggle and after 2 failed applications from myself for reassessment I took them to a SEN tribunal, they ruled in my favour. The outcome of his assessment was very upsetting he has a spelling age of 7 and several other learning difficulties including dyslexia. I have battled with the LEA for 7 years and now it is too little to late.

 

I feel that I should take the LEA to task and sue for neglect of duty but trying to find a solicitor that will take on a educational negligance case has proved fruitless, I am prepared to issue proceeding myself but don't know where to start-can anyone help me- are there any templates like there is for the Bank charges?

[Bookworm]

Have you contacted IPSEA?

 

Independent Panel for Special Education Advice (IPSEA), this is what their field of expertise is about and if not, they should be able to point you in the right direction at last.

 

No, there is no template, this is far more complicated and not something I would advise anyone to tackle by themselves. I went to SENDIST for my son, I've gone against banks and companies and I wouldn't do this myself, tbh.

[silverfox1961]

I'm sure there is a cheaper option. The Local Government Ombudsman. I've just checked out the LGO website and found a couple of ajudications that would possibly help. I just typed "education ombudsmans" and then clicked the link and it showed some cases that the ombudsman had tackled.

Have a look. it may be what you need.

 

fox

[silverfox1961]

Hi,

Just done some research and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 which was amended in 2002 to include schools may offer some help.

The act specifically states that,"The duties make it unlawful to discriminate without justification, against disabled pupils and prospective pupils, in all aspects of school life. The principle behind this legislation is that wherever possible disabled people should have the same opportunities as non-disabled people in their access to education."

 

There is also the aspects of your son's human rights.

You can visit the British Dyslexia Website for some other types of information:

Address: The British Dyslexia Association - Home

hope that helps.

 

fox

[mina2974]

Hi

 

I dont have any advice on this one, just wanted to offer my support I am in the same boat with my daughter, they say nothing is wrong, I know there is ,

I know how angry you must feel, two of my children are being neglected by the people who should be helping them and its the worst feeling in the world. Its the advice from the kind hearted people on here that is keeping me strong, you will get loads of help and support here:)

Good luck

Mina2974