no thank you

[ruth]

Hallo everybody. I'd appreciate it very much if you would share my campaign as widely as possible, thanks. Here's the link.......https://www.youcaring.com/meltemsrights-842295.

[sids]

Money?

For an "apology?"

[ruth]

It costs money for a vulnerable, disabled child to have representation in court. The council are appealing against the courts decision rather than writing an apology. The written apology is part of the judgement handed down by the additional support needs tribunal. The council uses public funds to finance their appeal. Please let me know if you would like further information, thanks.

[theone]

You want £25,000 to get an apology? Or are you fighting for something else?

Genuinely confused.

[sids]

You want £25,000 to get an apology? Or are you fighting for something else?

Genuinely confused.

It reads as though someone is fighting to get some money.

[ruth]

I am happy to give you more information, please just ask. It is not £25 000 for an apology. Had the council issued an apology, as they were directed to (amongst other things) by the additional needs tribunal, then there would be no argument. However, the council have decided that they would rather waste thousands of pounds of public funds pursuing an appeal. My daughter has received almost no education from age 10 to age 14, as a result of her disability. This is discrimination. A court of law (the additional support needs tribunal) judged that the council broke the law. Rather than admit that they have indeed broken the law, the council are appealing. The case will now be heard at the Court of Session. You need to be represented by a barrister at the Court of Session. Barristers are expensive. My daughter's solicitor is hopeful that the European Commission on Human Rights will provide funding, but that is not yet certain. Meanwhile, a vulnerable child is suffering, through no fault of their own.

Please feel free to ask me anymore questions.

[ruth]

hallo, I'm sorry you are confused, I will try to explain. My daughter is disabled. As a result of her disability she has received almost no education since December 2013, I have been fighting for her right to receive an education since then. The case has been to the Additional Support Needs Tribunal twice, and each time, it was judged in her favour. That is, that Edinburgh Council were at fault for failing her. The most recent judgement was passed on 7/4/17. Edinburgh Council have not fulfilled their obligations by adhering to the judgement and are appealing against the decision. This means that the case will now be heard at the Court of Session. In order for my daughter's voice to be heard at the Court of Session she needs a barrister, a lay person may not do it. It will cost at least £25 000 for my daughter to be represented in court by a barrister.

It was judged that Edinburgh Council broke the law, by discriminating against my daughter because of her disability. The council are using public funds to bring an appeal. This is fundamentally unfair.

Disabled children have the same right to an education as anyone else. Please feel free to ask me any other questions.