Mum forced to quit job after 'scared' autistic son rejected from 15 schools

Mum forced to quit job after 'scared' autistic son rejected from 15 schools
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Mum forced to quit job after 'scared' autistic son rejected from 15 schools
Author: mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Jonathan Sutton Junior Local Democracy Reporter)
Published: Jan, 06 2025 11:12

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Angie says Staffordshire County Council overruled her concerns that the September 2024 school was unsuitable, despite an Education, Health and Care Plan - a legal framework which must be adopted by schools - stating the boy requires one-to-one or two-to-one support.

Mum forced to quit job after 'scared' autistic son rejected from 15 schools A mum had to quit her job after her five-year-old boy was rejected by 15 schools.

Angie, who has a mortgage to pay on her Chesterton home, said: “He started school in September and the school didn’t get him any sensory equipment.

Angie Matthias' son is non-verbal, has autism and ADHD, and a chromosome condition and should have started school in September 2023.

But a place could not be found for him until September 2024 - and he only lasted five weeks.

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