Fixed Period Exclusion from school means that a pupil is not allowed in school for a set number of days for disciplinary reasons.
Fixed period exclusion is one of the sanctions a school can give if a child does something that is against the school's behaviour policy (the school rules). Most fixed period exclusions are for short periods of 5 days or less but they can be for longer. An individual pupil may not be given more than 45 days fixed term exclusion in any one school year.
There are guidelines about what should be taken into account before deciding to exclude a child from school.
Only the headteacher has the power to exclude your child. Other members of staff such as heads of year cannot exclude, though they may provide information to inform the headteacher’s decision.
All exclusions must be for disciplinary reasons only. All schools must have a behaviour policy setting out what the school rules are and this must be published on the school website.
The head’s decision to exclude must be taken on the ‘balance of probabilities’. That means that it is more likely than not that the pupil did what they are accused of. This is not the same as the ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ standard required in a criminal case.
It is unlawful to exclude or extend an exclusion for a non-disciplinary reason. For example:
Pupils can be excluded for behaviour outside school, this may include behaviour on school trips, on the way to and from school and behaviour which may bring the school into disrepute. Cyber-bullying which takes place out of school may also lead to an exclusion.
Where practical, a head teacher should allow a pupil to present their case before deciding whether to exclude. If this hasn’t happened, find out your child’s version of what happened and send this into school yourself.
Sometimes schools may ask parents to keep their child at home without excluding them. This is often portrayed as doing the parent and child a favour by not making it official. This is not lawful, even if you agree to it. If the head teacher does not want your child in school for disciplinary reasons they must go through the formal exclusions process.
Children should not be asked to stay at home because the school can't provide for their special educational needs. If this happens, remind the school that this amounts to an unlawful unofficial exclusion. You may also wish to tell the exclusions officer in your local authority that this is happening.
Sometimes children with special educational needs can show poor behaviour because they are feeling frustrated in their learning. They may also have emotional difficulties or a disability which affects the way they behave. Before excluding a child with SEN, the school should look first at what additional support is needed or whether a different school would be more suitable. If your child has an Education Health Care (EHC) Plan then the school should consider bringing forward the annual review or holding an emergency interim review.
Before deciding to exclude head teachers should take account of factors that may have affected the child’s behaviour such as bullying, mental health issues, bereavement or unidentified SEN.
Where children are at risk of exclusion, schools should look at early intervention to address the underlying causes of the poor behaviour. If a child shows persistent disruptive behaviour, heads should consider a multi-agency assessment. This may pick up unidentified special educational needs but also wider family issues affecting the child.
Some groups are overrepresented in exclusion statistics. These include children with SEN, children eligible for free school meals, children from particular racial groups and looked after children. Head teachers should look at providing extra support to these groups to try to reduce the risk of exclusion.
Schools should work together with foster carers, children’s homes and the local authority that looks after the child to try to avoid exclusion. This might include putting in additional support or looking at whether a different school would be more suitable. If you are a foster carer you have the same rights in education law as other parents if the child you look after is excluded.
This section explains what the school must tell you if your child is excluded and what your responsibilities are during the exclusion
Even though your child is not allowed in school, they still should still be receiving education. Schools should take reasonable steps to set and mark work for the first five days of any exclusion. The work should be accessible and achievable. If no work has been sent home, contact the school and ask for some.
During these five days you are responsible for your child’s whereabouts. You must make sure they are not in a public place without reasonable justification during school hours. You could be fined if you breach this duty. The fine is £60 and goes up to £120 pounds if you do not pay within 28 days. Failure to pay within 42 days could lead to prosecution.
If your child has been given a fixed period exclusion of more than 5 days or consecutive fixed period exclusions that total more than 5 days, the school has a duty to provide suitable full-time alternative education no later than day 6. That is most likely to take place at a pupil referral unit or other alternative provision. Schools do not have to provide alternative education for children who are below or above compulsory school age.
In this section you can find advice on helping your child reintegrate iback nto school once the exclusion is finished.
It can be difficult going back to school after an exclusion. Your child may have missed work and you may be worried about the possibility of further exclusions.
Schools should have a strategy for reintegrating pupils after exclusion. In many cases there will be a reintegration meeting when your child goes back. At this meeting it’s important to look at how you, your child and the school can all work together to avoid problems in the future. You may wish to ask for extra support for your child. If you haven’t been offered a meeting, it may be sensible to ask for one.
Following a fixed period exclusion you may wish to ask for extra help for your child to address any difficulties in school.
Sometimes poor behaviour can be an indication of special educational needs. For instance, if your child has difficulty learning and cannot follow what is going on in the classroom, this may lead to inattention or disruption. Emotional and communication difficulties can also be a special educational need in their own right if they are preventing a child from accessing the curriculum.
If you feel that the exclusion was a result of unmet SEN you may wish to ask for:
Make sure that the school’s Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is involved in any meetings.
Many schools will put into place a Pastoral Support Programme (PSP) for children and young people at risk of exclusion. This should set manageable short-term goals for improving the child’s behaviour with support to help achieve them. You may wish to ask for the following interventions:
This section explains what to do if you are not happy about your child's exclusion
If your child has not yet been formally excluded or if the exclusion is still ongoing, you may want to ask the headteacher to consider withdrawing or shortening the exclusion.
This may be particularly relevant if you feel that the headteacher was not in full possession of the facts or if the decision was made hastily. However it's important to be aware that the head does not have to change their decision even if you think it is wrong or unfair. You can then put your case to the governing body
What you can do depends on the length of the exclusion or exclusions your child has had.
It’s important to remember that the relevant number of days is the total number of days’ exclusion in any one term. Responsibility for reviewing exclusions lies with the Governors of the school. This may be delegated to a sub-committee which must have at least 3 members.
You have a right to make representations (put forward your views) to the governors. The governors must consider your representations, but there is no set time limit for this. They do not have to arrange a meeting with you, though many will agree if you request it. They must however still consider your written representations.
The governors do not have the power to reinstate your child and it is likely that the child will be back in school anyway. As the exclusion will have happened, it cannot be deleted from the school record. However if the governors agree with you that it was not justified, they may put a note on the school record.
The governors must meet to consider the exclusion if the parent requests it. The meeting must take place within 50 school days. The governors can reinstate a pupil either immediately or on a specified date
The governors will automatically meet to consider the exclusion. This must be within 15 school days. The governors can reinstate a pupil either immediately or on a specified date.
There are a number of documents that may be useful if you are challenging your child’s exclusion:
If you are planning to challenge the exclusion, request these in writing from the school straight away.
This section will help you put forward your views to the governors. It is sensible to do this in writing even if you will be meeting them in person. Keep copies of all letters and emails.
You will need to convince the governors that the decision to exclude your child was not lawful, reasonable or fair. In order to do this make sure you understand the rules around exclusions.
Check that the school has followed the proper procedures in accordance with the guidance. Was it the head who excluded the child? Were you notified in writing without delay? Did the letter give reasons for the exclusion? Did your child have a say? Was alternative education provided?
What reasons are given for the exclusion? Are these genuine disciplinary reasons? Was the incident against the school's behaviour policy?
If you think that your child did not do what they are accused of or you do not agree with the school’s version then you will need to consider the evidence very carefully.
Talk to your child about what happened. It is sensible to do this as soon as possible. Try to get them to focus on the facts of the incident. You may wish to ask some direct questions such as
Your child’s school record, the incident report and any witness statements will be useful here. Do they reflect your child's view of events? Are there differences between the statements? Highlight any inaccuracies. Are there important people who were not asked for a statement? If so you could ask the school to get their views. Has your child been in trouble before? Is it likely that they would behave in this way?
Look at the school's behaviour policy. Are they applying their behaviour policy consistently? If other children were involved in the incident, how were they treated? Were they given the same punishment?
Was your child affected by anything going on at home or at school? Was this something you told the school about?
If your child has been having ongoing problems with behaviour, has the school put in support to try and address this? Have they considered a multidisciplinary assessment? Is there a PSP in place? Has any support in place been reviewed regularly?
How do your child's special educational needs affect their behaviour? Has the school followed its SEN policy? Was your child receiving the support they should have been? Was the incident a result of lack of support?
Was the exclusion affected by something like race, gender, disability, sexual orientation?
If your child has a disability, was the behaviour they are being punished for a direct consequence of their disability? Were there reasonable adjustments the school could have made to avoid the incident? Give examples of what they could have done differently. More information is published in the Technical Guidance for Schools from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
You may think the punishment is too severe for what your child did. Have a look at the school’s behaviour policy. Is there a scale of punishments related to the seriousness of the offence? What alternatives might have been available?
This section explains how the governors' exclusion meeting will be run. The procedures set out here only apply if the governors have a duty to meet. If your child has had a short exclusion (5 days or fewer in a term) and the governors decide to meet with you, that meeting can take whatever form the governors think appropriate.
There must be at least three governors and none of them should have any involvement in the case that might lead them to favour one side above another. A clerk to take notes and advise on procedure is normal practice but is not a legal requirement.
The following people must be invited to the meeting:
If the school is an Academy you may ask for a local authority representative to be invited to the meeting. They will not be invited if you do not ask for it and governors will need to agree if they can make representations or just observe the meeting.
Other people who may attend:
You should submit your written material before the meeting. You should also be sent copies of the school’s exclusion papers such as witness statements and any other evidence relied on before the meeting. If any new papers are brought up at the meeting, ask for a short break in order to read them
The governors should not discuss the exclusion outside the meeting. That means that they shouldn’t have a private meeting with the head teacher about it without you there.
Think about what will help you and who can go to the meeting with you. There may be community organisations that can support you. If your child has SEN, contact your local Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice Support Service (SENDIASS) service. Their contact details will be on the local authority website.
If you have a disability, the governors must take steps to make sure you are not put at a disadvantage because of this. All parties should be supported to participate and have their views heard. Make sure you ask if you need any other support such as an interpreter.
Think about the best way for your child to be involved. Particularly for younger children, it may be upsetting or confusing for them to attend the whole meeting. In this case it may be better for them to come to part of the meeting to give their views or an apology and then leave.
The order of the hearing is not set out in guidance. A typical order of proceedings might be:
The parents and the head will then leave, as the governors must make the decision on their own. A clerk may stay with them to help by referring to notes of the meeting.
When making their decision, the governors must:
They will look at the facts on balance of probabilities and consider whether the head’s decision was lawful, reasonable and procedurally fair. The possible outcomes vary according to the length of the exclusion. For exclusions of less than 5 school days the Governors can uphold the exclusion or note their findings on the child’s school record - they cannot reinstate. For exclusions over 5 school days they can uphold the exclusion or reinstate your child.
Minutes should be taken of the meeting as a record of the evidence that was taken into account.
The governors must let you know the outcome and the reasons for their decision in writing without delay. If your child has a disability which affected the exclusion and you feel that the governors did not take this into account, you may make a disability discrimination claim to the First Tier Tribunal SEND
Kuondolewa kwa muda wa muda kutoka shule inamaanisha kwamba mwanafunzi hauruhusiwi shuleni kwa idadi maalum ya siku kwa sababu za nidhamu. Kuondolewa kwa muda ni moja ya adhabu ambazo shule inaweza kutoa ikiwa mtoto anafanya kitu ambacho kinapingana na sera ya tabia ya shule (sheria za shule). Utoaji wa muda wa kudumu ni kwa muda mfupi wa siku tano au chini, lakini inaweza kuwa kwa muda mrefu zaidi. Mwanafunzi mmoja hawezi kupewa zaidi ya siku 45 za kutengwa kwa muda wa muda katika mwaka wowote wa shule. Kuna miongozo kuhusu nini inapaswa kuzingatiwa kabla ya kuamua kumfukuza mtoto kutoka shule. Mwalimu mkuu pekee ndiye aliye na mamlaka ya kumfukuza mtoto wako. Wanachama wengine wa wafanyakazi kama vile wakuu wa mwaka hawawezi kuondoa, ingawa wanaweza kutoa habari ili kuelimisha uamuzi wa mkuu wa shule. Uondoaji wote lazima uwe kwa sababu za nidhamu tu. Shule zote lazima ziwe na sera ya tabia inayoelezea ni nini sheria za shule na hii lazima ichapishwe kwenye tovuti ya shule. Uamuzi wa mkuu wa kuondoa lazima uchukuliwe juu ya "usawa wa uwezekano". Hii inamaanisha kuwa ni uwezekano mkubwa zaidi kwamba mwanafunzi alifanya kile anachoshtakiwa. Hii si sawa na kiwango cha "nje ya shaka ya busara" inayohitajika katika kesi ya jinai. Ni kinyume cha sheria kuondoa au kupanua kuondolewa kwa sababu zisizo za nidhamu. Kwa mfano, wanafunzi wanaweza kuondolewa kwa tabia nje ya shule, hii inaweza kujumuisha tabia kwenye safari za shule, njiani kwenda na kutoka shule na tabia ambayo inaweza kuleta sifa mbaya ya shule. Uonevu wa mtandaoni ambao hufanyika nje ya shule pia unaweza kusababisha kutengwa. Mahali ambapo inawezekana, mwalimu mkuu anapaswa kumruhusu mwanafunzi aeleze kesi yake kabla ya kuamua kama ataondolewa. Ikiwa hilo halijafanyika, tafuta simulizi la mtoto wako la kilichotokea na uitumie mwenyewe shuleni. Nyakati nyingine shule zaweza kuwaomba wazazi wamweke mtoto wao nyumbani bila kumwondoa. Mara nyingi jambo hilo huonyeshwa kuwa ni tendo la fadhili kwa mzazi na mtoto kwa kutolifanya liwe rasmi. Hii si halali, hata kama unakubali. Ikiwa mwalimu mkuu hataki mtoto wako shule kwa sababu za nidhamu lazima apitie mchakato rasmi wa kutengwa. Watoto hawapaswi kuamriwa kukaa nyumbani kwa sababu shule haiwezi kutosheleza mahitaji yao ya kipekee ya kielimu. Ikiwa hilo litatokea, kumbuka shule kwamba hilo ni jambo lisilo la kisheria na lisilo rasmi. Unaweza pia kumwambia afisa wa kutengwa katika mamlaka yako ya ndani kwamba hii inatokea. Wakati mwingine watoto wenye mahitaji maalum ya elimu wanaweza kuonyesha tabia mbaya kwa sababu wanahisi kukatishwa tamaa katika kujifunza kwao. Wanaweza pia kuwa na matatizo ya kihisia-moyo au ulemavu ambao huathiri jinsi wanavyojiendesha. Kabla ya kuondoa mtoto na SEN, shule inapaswa kuangalia kwanza nini msaada wa ziada inahitajika au kama shule tofauti ingekuwa sahihi zaidi. Ikiwa mtoto wako ana mpango wa Huduma ya Afya ya Elimu (EHCP), basi shule inapaswa kufikiria kuanzisha ukaguzi wa kila mwaka au kufanya ukaguzi wa kati wa dharura. Kabla ya kuamua kuondoa, walimu wakuu wanapaswa kuzingatia mambo ambayo yanaweza kuathiri tabia ya mtoto kama vile unyanyasaji, matatizo ya afya ya akili, huzuni au SEN zisizojulikana, ambapo watoto wako katika hatari ya kuondolewa, shule zinapaswa kuangalia kuingilia mapema ili kushughulikia sababu za msingi za tabia mbaya. Ikiwa mtoto anaonyesha tabia ya kuvuruga ya kudumu, wakuu wanapaswa kuzingatia tathmini ya mashirika mengi. Hii inaweza kuchukua mahitaji maalum ya elimu yasiyojulikana lakini pia masuala ya familia ya kina yanayoathiri mtoto. Baadhi ya makundi ni overrepresented katika takwimu ya kutengwa. Hizi ni pamoja na watoto na SEN, watoto wanaostahili chakula cha shule ya bure, watoto kutoka makundi maalum ya kikabila na watoto walinzi. Wakuu wa shule wanapaswa kuangalia kutoa msaada wa ziada kwa makundi haya kujaribu kupunguza hatari ya kutengwa. Shule zinapaswa kufanya kazi pamoja na watunzaji wa kambo, nyumba za watoto na mamlaka ya mitaa inayomtunza mtoto kujaribu kuepuka kutengwa. Hii inaweza kujumuisha kuweka katika msaada wa ziada au kuangalia kama shule tofauti ingekuwa sahihi zaidi. Ikiwa wewe ni mtunzaji wa kambo, una haki sawa katika sheria ya elimu kama wazazi wengine, ikiwa mtoto unayemtunza hajatambuliwa. Sehemu hii inaelezea nini shule lazima kukuambia ikiwa mtoto wako ametengwa na nini majukumu yako wakati wa kutengwa hata ingawa mtoto wako hauruhusiwi kwenda shule, bado anapaswa kupata elimu. Shule zinapaswa kuchukua hatua za busara kuweka na alama kazi kwa siku tano za kwanza za kutengwa yoyote. Kazi hiyo inapaswa kupatikana na kupatikana. Ikiwa hakuna kazi imepelekwa nyumbani, wasiliana na shule na uombe. Katika siku hizi tano wewe ni wajibu kwa ajili ya mahali mtoto wako ni. Ni lazima kuhakikisha kwamba hawapo katika mahali pa umma bila sababu ya busara wakati wa saa za shule. Unaweza kutozwa faini ikiwa utavunja wajibu huu. Adhabu ya £ 60 inaweza kuongezeka hadi £ 120 ikiwa haujali ndani ya siku 28. Usipaji wa fedha ndani ya siku 42 unaweza kusababisha mashtaka. Ikiwa mtoto wako amepigwa marufuku kwa muda wa muda mrefu zaidi ya siku tano au marufuku ya muda mrefu ya mfululizo ambayo jumla ni zaidi ya siku tano, shule ina wajibu wa kutoa elimu ya badala ya wakati wote ya kutosha kabla ya siku ya sita. Hiyo ni uwezekano mkubwa kuchukua nafasi katika kitengo cha rufaa mwanafunzi au utoaji mwingine mbadala. Shule hazina kutoa elimu mbadala kwa watoto ambao ni chini au juu ya umri wa lazima wa shule. Katika sehemu hii unaweza kupata ushauri juu ya kusaidia mtoto wako kuunganisha tena shule baada ya kutengwa kumalizika. Inaweza kuwa vigumu kurudi shuleni baada ya kuondolewa. Mtoto wako anaweza kuwa amekosa kazi na unaweza kuwa na wasiwasi juu ya uwezekano wa kutengwa zaidi. Shule zinapaswa kuwa na mkakati wa kuingiza tena wanafunzi baada ya kuondolewa. Katika kesi nyingi kutakuwa na mkutano wa kuunganisha tena wakati mtoto wako anarudi. Katika mkutano huu ni muhimu kuangalia jinsi wewe, mtoto wako na shule wote wanaweza kufanya kazi pamoja ili kuepuka matatizo katika siku zijazo. Unaweza kuomba msaada wa ziada kwa mtoto wako. Kama hujapewa mkutano, inaweza kuwa busara kuuliza kwa ajili ya moja. Baada ya muda wa kutengwa, unaweza kuomba msaada wa ziada kwa mtoto wako ili kukabiliana na matatizo yoyote shuleni. Wakati mwingine tabia mbaya inaweza kuwa dalili ya mahitaji maalum ya elimu. Kwa mfano, ikiwa mtoto wako ana ugumu wa kujifunza na hawezi kufuata kile kinachoendelea darasani, hii inaweza kusababisha kutojali au usumbufu. Matatizo ya kihisia na mawasiliano pia yanaweza kuwa mahitaji maalum ya elimu kwa haki yao wenyewe ikiwa yanamzuia mtoto kupata mtaala. Ikiwa unafikiri kwamba kutengwa kulikuwa ni matokeo ya SEN zisizokamilishwa, unaweza kutaka kuomba: Hakikisha kwamba Mratibu wa Mahitaji Maalum wa Shule (SENCO) anahusika katika mikutano yoyote. Shule nyingi zitazindua Programu ya Msaada wa Pastoral (PSP) kwa watoto na vijana walio hatarini mwa kutengwa. Hii inapaswa kuweka malengo ya muda mfupi yanayoweza kudhibitiwa kwa kuboresha tabia ya mtoto na msaada wa kusaidia kufikia. "Hii ni sehemu ya ""Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti wa Utafiti.""" Hii inaweza kuwa muhimu hasa ikiwa unafikiri kwamba mwalimu mkuu hakuwa na ujuzi kamili wa ukweli au ikiwa uamuzi ulifanywa haraka. Hata hivyo, ni muhimu kujua kwamba kiongozi hana kubadilisha uamuzi wao hata kama unafikiri ni makosa au haki. Unaweza kuamua jinsi ya kuwahudumia watoto wako kulingana na muda ambao mtoto wako amekuwa akiondolewa. Ni muhimu kukumbuka kwamba idadi husika ya siku ni jumla ya idadi ya siku 'kuondolewa katika muhula wowote mmoja. Wajibu wa kuchunguza kutengwa ni wa Wakurugenzi wa shule. Hii inaweza kupewa kwa kamati ndogo ambayo lazima iwe na angalau wanachama watatu. Una haki ya kufanya maonyesho (kuweka mbele maoni yako) kwa magavana. Gavana lazima wazingatia mawasilisho yako, lakini hakuna kikomo cha muda kwa ajili ya hii. Hawahitaji kupanga mkutano na wewe, ingawa wengi watakubali ikiwa utaomba. Hata hivyo, bado wanapaswa kuzingatia maonyesho yako ya maandishi. Serikali haina mamlaka ya kumrudisha mtoto wako shuleni, na inawezekana kwamba mtoto atarudi shuleni. Kama kutengwa itakuwa imetokea, haiwezi kuondolewa kutoka rekodi ya shule. Hata hivyo, kama wasimamizi wanakubaliana nawe kwamba haikuwa halali, wanaweza kuweka maelezo kwenye rekodi ya shule. Wasimamizi lazima wakutane ili kufikiria kuondolewa ikiwa mzazi anaomba hivyo. Mkutano huo unapaswa kufanyika ndani ya siku 50 za shule. Mwalimu anaweza kumrudisha mwanafunzi mara moja au kwa tarehe maalum, na watafanya mkutano wa moja kwa moja ili kuamua kuondoa. Hii ni lazima iwe ndani ya siku 15 za shule. Wasimamizi wanaweza kumrudisha mwanafunzi mara moja au katika tarehe maalum. Kuna baadhi ya nyaraka ambazo zinaweza kuwa muhimu kama wewe ni changamoto ya kuondolewa kwa mtoto wako: Kama wewe ni mipango ya changamoto ya kuondolewa, kuomba haya kwa maandishi kutoka shule mara moja. Sehemu hii itakusaidia kuwasilisha maoni yako kwa magavana. Ni jambo la busara kufanya hivyo kwa maandishi hata kama utakutana nao kibinafsi. Weka nakala za barua zote na barua pepe. "Mimi naomba kuwahakikishia wasimamizi kwamba uamuzi wa kumfukuza mtoto wako haukuwa halali, halali au wa haki.""" Ili kufanya hivyo hakikisha unaelewa sheria zinazohusiana na kutengwa. Angalia kwamba shule imefuata taratibu sahihi kulingana na mwongozo. Je, ni mkuu aliyemwondoa mtoto? Je, ulijulishwa kwa maandishi bila kucheleweshwa? Je, barua hiyo ilitoa sababu za kuondolewa? Je, mtoto wako alikuwa na maoni? Je, elimu mbadala ilitolewa? Ni sababu gani zinazotolewa kwa ajili ya kutengwa? Je, hizo ni sababu halisi za nidhamu? Je, tukio hilo lilipingana na sera ya tabia ya shule? Ikiwa unafikiri mtoto wako hakufanya kile anachoshtakiwa au haukubaliani na toleo la shule, basi utahitaji kuzingatia ushahidi kwa uangalifu sana. Zungumza na mtoto wako kuhusu kilichotokea. Ni jambo la busara kufanya hivyo upesi iwezekanavyo. Jaribu kuwafanya wakazie fikira mambo halisi ya tukio hilo. Unaweza kuuliza maswali ya moja kwa moja kama vile rekodi ya shule ya mtoto wako, ripoti ya tukio na taarifa yoyote ya shahidi itakuwa muhimu hapa. Je, maneno hayo yanaonyesha jinsi mtoto wako anavyoona mambo? Je, kuna tofauti kati ya taarifa hizo? Nionyesha mambo yoyote yasiyo sahihi. Je, kuna watu muhimu ambao hawakuulizwa kutoa taarifa? Kwa hiyo, unaweza kuuliza shule ili kupata maoni yao. Je, mtoto wako amewahi kupata matatizo? Je, yaelekea kwamba wangejiendesha kwa njia hiyo? Angalia sera ya tabia ya shule. Je, wao hutumia sera zao za tabia kwa uthabiti? Ikiwa watoto wengine walishiriki katika tukio hilo, walitendewaje? Je, walipata adhabu ileile? Je, mtoto wako ameathiriwa na mambo yanayoendelea nyumbani au shuleni? Je, hii ni kitu ambacho uliiambia shule kuhusu? Ikiwa mtoto wako ana matatizo ya tabia, je, shule imeweka msaada ili kujaribu kushughulikia hili? Je, wamefikiria kufanya tathmini ya mambo mbalimbali? Je, kuna PSP katika nafasi? Je, msaada wowote uliopo umepitiwa mara kwa mara? Mahitaji ya pekee ya elimu ya mtoto wako huathirije tabia yake? Je, shule imefuata sera yake ya SEN? Je, mtoto wako alipokea msaada aliopaswa kupata? Je, tukio hilo lilitokana na ukosefu wa utegemezo? Je, kutengwa kuliathiriwa na kitu kama jamii, jinsia, ulemavu, mwelekeo wa kijinsia? Ikiwa mtoto wako ana ulemavu, je, tabia yake inahukumiwa kwa sababu ya ulemavu wake? Je, kulikuwa na marekebisho ya busara ambayo shule ingeweza kufanya ili kuepuka tukio hilo? Tumia mifano ya jinsi ambavyo ungeweza kufanya tofauti. Maelezo zaidi yamechapishwa katika Mwongozo wa Ufundi kwa Shule kutoka Tume ya Usawa na Haki za Binadamu. Huenda ukahisi kwamba adhabu ni kali sana kwa sababu ya kile ambacho mtoto wako amefanya. Angalia sera ya tabia ya shule. Je, kuna kiwango cha adhabu inayohusiana na uzito wa kosa? Ni njia gani nyingine ambazo zingeweza kutumiwa? Sehemu hii inaelezea jinsi mkutano wa kuondolewa kwa magavana utaendeshwa. Utaratibu ulioelezwa hapa unatumika tu ikiwa magavana wana wajibu wa kukutana. Ikiwa mtoto wako amekuwa na kutengwa kwa muda mfupi (siku tano au chini katika muhula) na wasimamizi wanaamua kukutana na wewe, mkutano huo unaweza kuchukua fomu yoyote ambayo wasimamizi wanaona inafaa. """Kuna lazima kuwe na angalau magavana watatu na hakuna yeyote kati yao anayepaswa kuwa na ushiriki wowote katika kesi ambayo inaweza kuwaongoza kupendelea upande mmoja juu ya mwingine." Mkurugenzi wa ofisi kuchukua maelezo na kushauri juu ya utaratibu ni mazoezi ya kawaida lakini si mahitaji ya kisheria. Watu wafuatayo lazima waalikwe kwenye mkutano: Ikiwa shule ni Chuo unaweza kuomba mwakilishi wa mamlaka ya mitaa kualikwa kwenye mkutano. Hawatakubaliwa ikiwa hujaomba na watawala watahitaji kukubali ikiwa wanaweza kutoa maonyesho au tu kuchunguza mkutano. Kwa wale ambao hawajui, tafadhali weka maandishi yako kabla ya mkutano. Pia, unapaswa kupokea nakala za nyaraka za shule za kutengwa, kama vile taarifa za mashahidi na ushahidi mwingine wowote uliotumiwa kabla ya mkutano. Ikiwa kuna karatasi mpya zinazozungumziwa katika mkutano, omba mapumziko mafupi ili usome. Hiyo inamaanisha kwamba hawapaswi kuwa na mkutano wa kibinafsi na mwalimu mkuu kuhusu hilo bila wewe kuwapo. Fikiria mambo ambayo yatakusaidia na ni nani anayeweza kwenda pamoja nawe kwenye mkutano. Kunaweza kuwa na mashirika ya jamii ambayo yanaweza kukusaidia. Ikiwa mtoto wako ana mahitaji maalum ya elimu, wasiliana na Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma ya Huduma. Maelezo yao ya mawasiliano yatakuwa kwenye tovuti ya mamlaka ya mitaa. Ikiwa una ulemavu, watawala wanapaswa kuchukua hatua kuhakikisha kwamba hauwezi kuwekwa katika hali mbaya kwa sababu ya hii. Vyama vyote vinapaswa kuungwa mkono kushiriki na kusikia maoni yao. Hakikisha unauliza ikiwa unahitaji msaada mwingine kama vile mtafsiri. Fikiria jinsi ya kumhusisha mtoto wako. Kwa watoto wadogo, huenda ikawa vigumu kuhudhuria mikutano yote. Katika hali kama hiyo, huenda ikawa afadhali kwa washiriki wa mkutano huo kuja kutoa maoni yao au kuomba msamaha na kuondoka. Utaratibu wa kusikilizwa haujatajwa katika mwongozo. "Mfano wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu wa utaratibu.""" Mwandishi aweza kukaa pamoja nao ili kuwasaidia kwa kutaja maelezo ya mkutano. Wakati wa kufanya uamuzi wao, magavana lazima: Wao kuangalia ukweli juu ya usawa wa uwezekano na kuzingatia kama uamuzi wa mkuu alikuwa kisheria, busara na utaratibu wa haki. Matokeo yanayowezekana hutofautiana kulingana na urefu wa kutengwa. Kwa ajili ya kutengwa kwa chini ya siku tano za shule, Wakurugenzi wanaweza kudumisha kutengwa au kumbuka matokeo yao kwenye rekodi ya shule ya mtoto - hawawezi kurudisha. Kwa ajili ya kutengwa zaidi ya siku tano za shule wanaweza kudumisha kutengwa au kurudisha mtoto wako. Maelezo ya mkutano yanapaswa kuchukuliwa kama rekodi ya ushahidi uliochukuliwa. Wasimamizi lazima kukujulisha matokeo na sababu za uamuzi wao kwa maandishi bila kuchelewa. Ikiwa mtoto wako ana ulemavu ambao umesababisha kutengwa na unaona kuwa wasimamizi hawajafikiria hii, unaweza kuwasilisha madai ya ubaguzi wa ulemavu kwa Mahakama ya Daraja la Kwanza.