grandad wrote:
Maybe the headline should read "single mum getting pregnant again leaves disabled Casey stranded," Single mum with FOUR children!!!
The epitome of the brutal truth and right on the money.
I bet she gets "Full Carers allowance" to.
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| Author: | captain cab [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded The family of a five-year-old with cerebral palsy may be forced to remove her from school after council bosses put the brakes on her free transport. Casey Williams, from Ribbleton in Preston, was diagnosed with the crippling disease last year and since February was provided with a free taxi to take her to and from home in Marl Hill Crescent and Blessed Sacrament Catholic Primary School. When the youngster first started school mum Sarah had to push her in a baby buggy until she got too heavy then carried her but had to give that up when she became pregnant. Now, Sarah says because Casey has been kitted out with a wheelchair Lancashire County Council said she no longer qualified for free transport. Mum-of-four Sarah said she was prepared to put up with wheeling her youngest daughter to school, but having become a mum again recently she now finds it impossible to manage a wheelchair and a buggy at the same time. She is appealing against the ruling but said that if she loses she will have “no choice but to keep her off school.” At present she is relying on her mother looking after seven-week-old baby Kaylen every morning while she takes Casey and her two older children to school. She said: “After school I have to rely on my eight-year-old pushing the baby in the pram so I can push the wheelchair. That isn’t fair on her. It means she can’t go to any after school clubs or anything like that because I need her help. I can’t keep relying on my mum.” Casey’s grandfather Keith Williams said he was “disgusted” with the council’s decision. He added: “I can’t believe they say she doesn’t meet the criteria. No-one has been here to see my grand-daughter so how can they say that?” Single parent Sarah said the county council allocated Casey, who wears a leg splint, a free taxi for the 0.7 mile journey until the end of the school term in July so she contacted the authorities before the start of the new academic year to checks arrangements for September and was told Casey didn’t meet criteria, which requires councils to provide transport for primary school children living more than two miles from their nearest available school or three miles from a secondary school. Sarah said Casey was only diagnosed with the muscular condition, which affects her walking, last year and was referred for a wheelchair by her doctor after she had started school. She said that her initial application for help with transport was refused but an appeal panel granted it because the family was waiting for a wheelchair. Sarah, a cleaner, said: “If I didn’t have a new baby I wouldn’t be asking for help at all. My mum has to come up and look after the baby while I take Casey to school. I can’t push them both – Casey is too heavy now.” Keith said: “As long as I am on this planet I will fight for Casey’s rights. Every child with a disability has their own problems. There must be some give and take, surely.” Phil Huddart, Lancashire County Council’s school transport manager, said: “We don’t discuss individual cases in detail because of confidentiality. These cases are often more complicated than they appear and we are still awaiting the outcome of a further appeal. We can offer help with school transport under certain circumstances although assessments must always focus on the needs of the individual child, not the situation of other family members. To qualify for transport help, children are also expected to attend the nearest suitable school to where they live. “When an appeal is made it is a chance for both sides to look at the situation afresh and consider any alternatives which may be appropriate.” Lancashire spends more than £16m a year providing home to school taxis and buses for youngsters with special educational needs and disabilities. The cost per pupil works out at around £5,500. http://www.lep.co.uk/news/education/sch ... -1-6855623 |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
Quote: The cost per pupil works out at around £5,500 Seems a Tad high, I'm guessing they are doing something wrong If that's what its costing them per head. And where are those marvelous Volunteer Charity backed smart new Disability Vehicles when someone who actually could use one needs one? this Journey is Probably to short for them at 45 Pence per mile, couldn't have them losing out on their Charity Directors salaries through such runs. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
Maybe the headline should read "single mum getting pregnant again leaves disabled Casey stranded," Single mum with FOUR children!!! |
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| Author: | roythebus [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
Probably all by different fathers too. Why SHOULD the state keep subsidising such activities, disabled children or not? |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
roythebus wrote: Probably all by different fathers too. Why SHOULD the state keep subsidising such activities, disabled children or not? because that's what the state does - why should the children suffer? |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
grandad wrote: Maybe the headline should read "single mum getting pregnant again leaves disabled Casey stranded," Single mum with FOUR children!!! The epitome of the brutal truth and right on the money. I bet she gets "Full Carers allowance" to. |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:01 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
Single parents, Child one: Benefits if required, child two: 1/2 Benefits, child three and four bugger all unless you can afford to bring them up without tax payer sponsorship..child five: Take away the first 4 children and put them in care as your going to over run the planet and are just taking the piss.. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
captain cab wrote: roythebus wrote: Probably all by different fathers too. Why SHOULD the state keep subsidising such activities, disabled children or not? because that's what the state does - why should the children suffer? The child will not be suffering because they are in the wheelchair. The mother needs to sort out the care for the other children. |
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
grandad wrote: captain cab wrote: roythebus wrote: Probably all by different fathers too. Why SHOULD the state keep subsidising such activities, disabled children or not? because that's what the state does - why should the children suffer? The child will not be suffering because they are in the wheelchair. The mother needs to sort out the care for the other children. Or tell the men she takes back at the weekends to put something on it. |
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| Author: | gusmac [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 5:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
I love the assumption that she must be a slapper and her kids should suffer because of it. 
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| Author: | sasha [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
I'd be more sympathetic if there was some distance involved but it's only 0.7 miles. There and backs what, 20 minutes ? She's leaving the baby with her mother, why can't that arrangement continue ? Why even, can the baby not be left unattended in bed for an extra 20 minutes (ok I know perhaps you shouldn't). Mothers leave their babies unattended all the time, whilst they're still in the house but nonetheless babies in a cot in a different room. |
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| Author: | grandad [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
gusmac wrote: I love the assumption that she must be a slapper and her kids should suffer because of it. Have you read the article? She was told that the taxi would only be provided until the child got the wheelchair. After that she would not be eligible. So knowing that within the year she would have a wheelchair to push 3/4 of a mile, twice a day, she still went out and got pregnant for the fourth time. |
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| Author: | captain cab [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
gusmac wrote: I love the assumption that she must be a slapper and her kids should suffer because of it. 
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| Author: | toots [ Wed Sep 24, 2014 9:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
grandad wrote: gusmac wrote: I love the assumption that she must be a slapper and her kids should suffer because of it. Have you read the article? She was told that the taxi would only be provided until the child got the wheelchair. After that she would not be eligible. So knowing that within the year she would have a wheelchair to push 3/4 of a mile, twice a day, she still went out and got pregnant for the fourth time. Perhaps her relationship broke down recently, who knows. At least the mother has a job albeit probably a poorly paid one but she's not sitting on her ass. I fail to see the relevance of her marital status. |
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| Author: | bloodnock [ Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: School transport row leaves disabled Casey, 5, stranded |
toots wrote: grandad wrote: gusmac wrote: I love the assumption that she must be a slapper and her kids should suffer because of it. Have you read the article? She was told that the taxi would only be provided until the child got the wheelchair. After that she would not be eligible. So knowing that within the year she would have a wheelchair to push 3/4 of a mile, twice a day, she still went out and got pregnant for the fourth time. Perhaps her relationship broke down recently, who knows. At least the mother has a job albeit probably a poorly paid one but she's not sitting on her ass. I fail to see the relevance of her marital status. Not the Marital Status that concerns me with some of the UK's lone female parents, It's their Couldn't care less attitude to pushing out more bairns than they personally and knowingly can afford to look after through out their lives, also the feckless fathers of such children that are keen on humping without adequate contraception are just as fechin bad. |
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