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May 2020
The real anxiety of sending my 6 year old son back to school
6-year-old Elija has Downs Syndrome- his Mum says social distancing at school would be unbearable for him and he wouldn't understand.
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A mum from Harrogate told the Stray Ferret that she does 'not see a way' to be able to send her 6-year-old son who has Downs Syndrome back to school.
Wendy Puckrin's son, Elijah, is in year 1 at Kettlesing Primary School in Harrogate.
The government says schools should begin reopening for children in nursery, reception, year one and year six, from 1 June. This would mean Elijah could return to school, but for Wendy, this would be very hard:
" I'm not saying homeschooling is going well, but I just don't see a way he could social distance. He needs human contact to feel secure, he needs cuddles and he just doesn't understand... He's a beautiful little kid and I don't want that trauma for him at such an early stage in life."
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