A mother has had to quit her job to look after her seven-year-old son who has been left without a school place after he was kicked out of the classroom. Kellie Lees, 35, says her son Nicholas Bailey was expelled for behavioural reasons weeks before school finished for the summer, but he still hasn't been given a new place, even though pupils returned to education this month.
The mum-of-four says she has had to quit her job as a carer so she can be at home for Nicholas and has slammed Stoke-on-Trent City Council for not yet finding a place for her youngest boy, who has not been in regular education since he was in year two. The lack of classroom time for Nicholas means he cannot even write his full name yet, StokeonTrentLive reports.
Kellie says she has been asking for help for years to get Nicholas tested for ADHD, which is now finally happening. The youngster, who went to the Co-op Academy Clarice Cliff in Fenton, Staffordshire, has been missing regular classroom time since he started year two as he was reduced to half days at the school, then just one-hour days, before being permanently excluded.
