We collected Sam from school today only to be told he was being permanently excluded for throwing a chair, which unfortunately hit a teacher. We knew that this would happen eventually; I went to see the new Headteacher yesterday to tell her that it was unlikely Sam's Statement of Special Educational Needs would be through for September, and, therefore, Sam would most likely be with them still in September, and was met with a barrage of complaints. These included comments which were wholly inappropriate for me to hear, which were extremely negative about my son, and which demonstrated a complete lack of understanding about his condition. They intimated that they wouldn't continue to accommodate him and, given one more outburst, would move towards permanent exclusion. Then today, they exclude him.
Obviously, I am extremely sorry that the teacher was hurt - I was assured that it wasn't serious. However, Sam was completely unaware that she had been hit, and, as far as he was concerned, had moved out of the way. Its rare for him to want to hurt deliberately. Also, he acted out of frustration because she was insisting he do something which, according to him with limited theory of mind, he had already done.
We're all a little shocked and have paused to gather our thoughts tonight. Tomorrow we'll begin the battle to find appropriate provision for him.
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