A FURIOUS mother has slammed a primary school which excluded her son after only four weeks because of his behaviour.

Charlotte Waters, of Moulsecoomb, felt “disgusted and let down” after Bevendean Primary School told her that her son Kian, 4, would face a temporary exclusion following an altercation with a student.

Charlotte said Kian has ADHD and high traits of autism as well as hypersensory sensitivity.

She said: “We were told by a senior school official that Kian would be excluded, awaiting a pending Special Education Needs (SEN) assessment.

“However, the school has admitted to me that regardless of the result of the assessment, they simply cannot afford to give Kian the one-to-one treatment that a child with his needs requires.”

She explained this was the latest in a series of ways she feels health and education authorities have let herself and Kian down.

She claims the local children’s disability service had failed to diagnose his conditions, which were subsequently picked up on a second diagnosis.

She said: “The support that Kian needs because of his conditions, which we had to fight to have recognised, is simply not available.

“At the moment, either myself or his grandmother has had to sit with him in lessons because the school can’t deal with him.

“Now, it feels as if they are simply trying to wash their hands of him completely.

“The real scandal is that the support network for children with neuro-divergent conditions like autism is just not there.

“There are so many children who are allowed to slip through the net, especially when they are young.

“It can ruin lives.

“ADHD isn’t just a naughty child, it’s a condition that needs support.”

Martyn Giddens, headteacher of Bevendean Primary School, said: “We care about the wellbeing of all our pupils and we’re dedicated to helping children enjoy their time in school.

“Bevendean is an inclusive school where we recognise every child is unique and we always look at how best to meet different needs.

“We’re working closely with the family concerned in this case.

“We can’t comment further on details relating to an individual child.”

Funding for children with special conditions comes from local authorities.