\n The 31-year-old is now taking the local authority to a tribunal in a bid to overturn the decision, saying her child is being unfairly denied the education she is entitled to.\n<\/p>\n
\n Samantha, from Parkhead, claims she has been left with no option but to keep her daughter at home and attempt to school her for the next year as she fights to access proper support.\n<\/p>\n
\n Niamh has been left without a specialist school placement (Image: Supplied) She said: \u201cI\u2019m utterly disgusted and appalled at the way Niamh has been treated. The council has\u00a0agreed that mainstream education is not suitable for her needs, yet the new term has started and Niamh still has nowhere to go.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cKeeping her back from school won\u2019t do her any good whatsoever. This means she is missing out on her right to a proper education through no fault of her own. The council has a legal duty to provide the specialist support she requires \u2013 and I\u2019m determined to fight tooth and nail to make sure she gets it.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cLeaving a vulnerable child without a suitable placement is unacceptable. I am calling on the council to act swiftly so that Niamh doesn\u2019t slip further behind.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Samantha told how she applied for an additional support needs (ASN) placement in February but was horrified when education chiefs said that Niamh should instead attend mainstream St Michael\u2019s Primary in the east end of the city.\n<\/p>\n
\n It took supporting evidence from the youngster\u2019s paediatrician, health visitor and nursery before the local authority accepted that the school wasn\u2019t suitable for her specialist requirements.\n<\/p>\n
\n Samantha and Niamh (Image: Supplied) Samantha, who is a full-time carer for her terminally ill mum, said: \u201cWe\u2019ve literally had to fight to get the council to agree that St Michael\u2019s wasn\u2019t a suitable\u00a0option for Niamh.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cDue to her complex condition, she has to wear nappies and requires one-on-one care which the school and staff, despite being absolutely fantastic, simply can\u2019t provide. There\u2019s just no way my daughter would be able to sit through a normal lesson, she would try to leave the classroom and because she can\u2019t talk,\u00a0needs specialist teachers who understand exactly what she\u2019s going through.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cNiamh has been through nursery, she won\u2019t benefit from going there back for another year. My only option currently is to keep her at home and do my best to school her.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I\u2019m not sure how in this day and age, when we are meant to be aware of children\u2019s needs and requirements, how this is\u00a0being allowed to happen. Having enough capacity for placements at ASN schools for kids with complex needs is vital. Simply trying to push Niamh into\u00a0mainstream education is not an\u00a0acceptable option and that is backed\u00a0by her medical reports.\n<\/p>\n
\n (Image: Supplied) \u201cIt\u2019s heartbreaking knowing that my daughter is being denied\u00a0her right to a fulfilling education because of budgets. The council needs to focus on what is needed across the city and make sure it doesn’t\u00a0fail\u00a0youngsters like my daughter.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The frustrated mum turned to Govan Law Centre, which\u00a0advised that she should take the council to a tribunal to try and force a change of tact. A hearing is now scheduled for October 20, but meanwhile\u00a0Niamh is\u00a0in limbo.\n<\/p>\n
\n Samantha\u00a0added: \u201cI shouldn\u2019t have to take this kind of drastic action, but if I don\u2019t, I fear Niamh will just be left behind. It\u2019s so cruel and has caused so much stress for our family.\n<\/p>\n
\n (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt is a very upsetting and frustrating situation, but I\u2019m determined to win this fight for my daughter. The council needs to take a long hard look at its\u00a0approach and the devastating impact this is having on people.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We\u00a0feel\u00a0badly let down by the system, and I fully intend to take this all the way. I won\u2019t hesitate to take further legal steps against the council if that\u2019s what I need to do.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n A local authority\u00a0spokesperson said they\u00a0will continue to work with the family to find a solution.\n<\/p>\n
\n They added: \u201cWe know that the ASN tribunal appeals can cause anxiety for parents and their children as the legal process progresses.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe are sorry that the family feel that the options for Niamh to defer a year, continue to attend nursery until the decision, or attend a mainstream primary with support, are not deemed suitable.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIn the meantime, education officers will continue to work with them to find a temporary solution.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 31-year-old is now taking the local authority to a tribunal in a bid to overturn the decision,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":350709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-350708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-glasgow","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115042002078757802","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}