Disability discrimination claims

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal (SEND) also considers parents’ claims of disability discrimination in schools.

You may have a claim if you think your child has been discriminated against in relation to:

• admission arrangements for a school
• exclusion from school
• education and associated services provided by a school

If your child has not got a statement and has been turned down for a place at a state school, then your claim will be made to the local admission appeal panel.

If your child has been permanently excluded from a state school, then your claim will be to the independent appeal panel set up locally.

In all other cases, your claim must go to the Tribunal within six months of the time the alleged discrimination took place.

Contact the Tribunal on their disability helpline: 0870 241 2555 for information about how to make a claim, or refer to their booklet How to Make a Disability Discrimination Claim.