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Unauthorised Absence At School Due To Parents Illness
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My child does miss school a lot due to chronic illness he s got. His dad is agoraphobic and cant leave the house and I just had an operation so I cant drive my son to school for two weeks. I don't live in the catchment area so the local authority wont help me. I don't know anybody to take him to school. The school said it will be unauthorised as it s my duty to take my child to school and I ll be probably fined. I find this unfair as I m not going on holiday, I had an operation. Is there a way of defending myself?
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Maddy
My child does miss school a lot due to chronic illness he s got. His dad is agoraphobic and cant leave the house and I just had an operation so I cant drive my son to school for two weeks. I don't live in the catchment area so the local authority wont help me. I don't know anybody to take him to school. The school said it will be unauthorised as it s my duty to take my child to school and I ll be probably fined. I find this unfair as I m not going on holiday, I had an operation. Is there a way of defending myself?
Thanks
Maddy
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Hi, thanks for your replies. My boy is seven and he suffers from chronic constipation, which means he either does nothing for weeks or he leaks like mad and has stomach cramps due to high dose of medication. He is planned to be hospitalised in January. We live six miles away from the school and the bus stop is at twenty minutes walk, which I cant do in crutches at the moment. I cant afford a taxi at more than £30 a day as I wouldn't leave him on his own in a taxi. I phoned the two councils who both refuse to help. The head applied for me to get a taxi but it has been refused too. She said it will be unauthorised as it s my responsibility to take my son to school. I don't know anybody in the area who could take him and nobody want to travel an extra twelve miles. I feel under so much pressure to recover from the operation but I don't want to put us at risks. I find this unfair as this is not a holiday, it is medical.
Speak to your doctor (say it is making you ill), education authority, priest/vicar if you have one to fight on your behalf.
Ask head teacher to find out if there is anyone nearby who has a child at same school and can take your child back and forth, I would think at a small friendly school, a note could be sent out to parents asking for help, office staff must know if there is any parent near you who drives each day. How old is your son anyway ?
Ask head teacher to find out if there is anyone nearby who has a child at same school and can take your child back and forth, I would think at a small friendly school, a note could be sent out to parents asking for help, office staff must know if there is any parent near you who drives each day. How old is your son anyway ?
I considered the home schooling but by the time he ll be set up, he ll be back at school. No parents live nearby as we moved from the catchment area six months ago but we thought we d find something back over there. I feel a bit cross that there s nothing available to take children to school but then they want to fine you for this. Who decides about the fine? I ve read it can be between £50-1000? Phoning ill will not be appropriate, they will ask for a certificate. Hmm, very stressful. Hopefully I ll be back on my feet soon.
I got that here http:// www.edu cation. gov.uk/ schools /pupils upport/ behavio ur/atte ndance/ a002081 66/pena lty-not ices
In which case it would be cheaper for maddy to pay the £30 taxi fare, but I too wouldn't want to leave a 7-year-old in a taxi. Different if it's a school run taxi.
In which case it would be cheaper for maddy to pay the £30 taxi fare, but I too wouldn't want to leave a 7-year-old in a taxi. Different if it's a school run taxi.
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