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This is a copy of the letter I have drafted to send to my Local MP - I have removed all names etc.
Dear MP,

You may remember, I previously spoke to you about getting my daughter (Amira ***** age 5) funding for 1:1 support from NC Council as she attended a NT school. After your contact with the council we received the funding within 2 weeks.

Since then after 1 week of 1:1 at full-time the school went into crisis mode and advised me that they were unable to cope with Amira anymore. They even had teachers lying on top of her to control an outburst! The school contacted the Educational Welfare Officer and she agreed, Amira was removed from school on Wed 25th of April. The school then assured me they had started the statementing process and I had signed all the paper work Mon the 23rd April. I asked what would happen next and have been led to believe that the statementing process can take 6 months. My daughter now has fear of school and I do not like the suggestion from NC council that they will assign (with 11 weeks from receipt of paperwork! Apparently as of 30th March they still have not received.) a temporary school. Amira received her diagnosis on 27th April as Autistic and ADHD. They have suggested that an ARC school would not be able to handle Amiras aggressive outbursts and as NC Councils temporary solution would be an ARC, I would be setting my daughter up for yet another failure. The next school my daughter joins I want to be the right one and the final step. However, 11 weeks - 6 months out of the school environment is simply not acceptable. I have started to take matters into my own hands as I am sick of being ignored and dismissed by professionals or council. I have investigated special needs schools in the area and visited some too. TB School that is in NC district, all be it the opposite end of the city to where I live, I have been told by them is full. BH School in NT apparently don't believe they are the right environment, BD School, I am still awaiting them calling me back after a meeting they were holding Friday morning! PH School although an independent SNS have been extremely helpful. They have given me a tour of their facilities and have given me a sense of trust back in the school system. They have told me that they would create an individual program for my daughter and although at this present time do not have a peer group for Amira her class does have other girls (a rare thing in special needs schools apparently) they are only 2 years older than her. On the plus side though they are looking at a potential 5 more students at age 6, this would be a great environment for my daughter. As Amira would need the individual program getting her in now would be critical and may mean by September term Amira would be ready for the class room setting and would start with the new class. The school have also advised that the week long assessment that they usually run would not be appropriate for Amira and they would need to recieve funding from NC Council before a placement could be considered.

In short, please help my daughter get the education she deserves and is entitled to. After all if I kept my child off school for this amount of time I would expect to be heavily fined and arrested! Why in reverse is it different? I do understand the council have their "processes" however have they not heard of emails? There is surely a much quicker way of sharing information between all of the departments involved. As you had so much influence before, hopefully post election you will be just as helpful. I have recently started blogging my situation and already have 400+ readers all sending me emails expressing their disgust at the situation and some asking for help and support too. They and I all wait your response.

Yours sincerely,