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(UK) Mansfield Woodhouse: 'Severely autistic' student allowed to walk of school

Dec 28, 2022, Chad: Mansfield Woodhouse mum accuses school of failing her autistic son after claiming child walked out of school unchallenged https://www.chad.co.uk/news/people/mansfield-woodhouse-mum-accuses-school-of-failing-her-autistic-son-after-claiming-child-walkedout-of-school-unchallenged-3967952

E. Midlands


A mum has blasted a school for ‘failing’ her son after claiming he was allowed to walk out of school without anyone stopping him.

Laura Parkin, of Mansfield Woodhouse, also says The Manor Academy is failing to address her son Ollie’s needs and that she was left waiting five hours in reception to speak to a teacher without ever getting to do so.

The Mansfield Woodhouse academy said the safety of its pupils is its highest priority and it continued to work with the family.

Ollie, aged 12, is on a part-time timetable at the school, on Park Hall Road, and has two hours of one-to-one lessons with a teaching assistant.

Laura said: “My son is severely autistic and needs support all the time. He was told he was not allowed to attend mainstream lessons any more, because he and a friend threw a pen at each other.

“Ollie didn’t have a pen, so asked his friend for one, but his TA had a pen for him to use, so he threw it back to his friend and then got sent out.

“He was taken to student reception and from there he was just let go out of the school without any supervision.

“I asked the school what they were doing, as my other son is also autistic, but goes to a different school, so I was 35 minutes away. …




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