Question of the Week 21

Is your child or young person currently experiencing school distress / Emotionally based school Attendance(EBSA) ?

❤️ No, this is not something we are experiencing at the moment

👍 Yes, we are seeing early signs of worry, overwhelm or reluctance

😢 Yes, going into school or staying in school is becoming difficult

😡 Yes, my child is missing a lot of school or cannot attend right now

You might want to share:

  • What would help your child feel safer, supported or better understood?

Follow the link to see the original post on our Facebook Group

What you told us

This post only reached 42 parent carers. Of these we received 2 interactions

  • 1 parent voted ❤️No, this is not something we are experiencing at the moment
  • 1 parent voted 😡Yes, my child is missing a lot of school or cannot attend right now

One comment received

It would have helped if my concerns were listened to before it got to that point and likewise reasonable adjustments put in place before got to that point. To summarise, listen to the parents. For my child, it could have been avoided.

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