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says The Mother of a 14-year-old boy, he was treated as a truant to his Social Anxiety disorder, led to him to miss much of The Academic year.

Kai from Cologne, a condition known as school refusal and has attended only 15 days since January.

His mother, Debbie Bendall, said Outwood Academy had threatened, to the order of The Family about his non-participation.

The School said, plan that students recognised the challenges experienced and it went on to improve his mental well-being.

Mental Health charity mind said it should do more to help the affected students of the Social Anxiety disorder, sometimes called school phobia or school refusal, in which a child does not go to school on a regular basis or has problems staying in class.

"are you Thinking naughty'

The teenager said, his condition, diagnosed by a child psychiatrist, gave him the feeling of being sick in The School and asked, panic attacks, breathing difficulties and headache.

He said: "I get really scared and I go into fight or flight mode. Basically, I have to usher at the end.

"the teachers don't realise that they have it. Just think, you are behaving badly, and not the concentration in the class and think you're naughty.

"I get told off a lot because I get scared and not do my Work . "

Kai said he wanted to go to school and longed To Live a normal life

His mother, The Family was threatened with fines of The School , and was himself after a social worker at one point.

Ms Bendall said that it had not received any softening in The School in the attitude, also to Kai , his official diagnosis in early 2018.

"The whole process we have been through traumatic for The Last two to three years, really," She Said .

"We were put under pressure, The School constantly - we're going to fine you, if your child is the participation of non-88% - and that is a lot of pressure on Kai .

She Said she was with Kai the teacher is on a plan to get him in school more regularly, as he would be ready for his GCSEs, but don't know how things go

"We don't talk about what he want to do in The Future and how he will achieve it, [that] but at this point I don't know if he'll get all of the GCSEs," She Said .

Ghost has appointed to be The School 's refusal to stop more recognition of the young person concerned as tagged as truants.

Vicki Nash, head of policy and campaigns, said: "We really need a fundamental rethink about how we can ensure that students with Mental Health problems can stay in school. "

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A spokesman for Outwood Academy, said it would be inappropriate to comment on individual students, but added that The Academy "acknowledged that some of our students experience many challenges, and we take seriously The Role we play in their care incredibly".

"As a trust, Outwood has worked hard to develop, and a wide range of strategies to support the students and staff," they added.

"structures are present in the academies, to the Outwood Academy Newbold, to support the spiritual well-being, and will continue to be expanded as part of The Trust mental well-being strategy. "

said The School , which plans to be developed had to be "constantly evolving" to better support the students.

'Let-down'

A Department for education spokesman said: "The advice to schools is clear, you should authorise absences due to illness, both in terms of physical and Mental Health . "

the lawyers from Irwin Mitchell said they had 20 families who felt abandoned by the government about the Problem.

Polly Sweeney, of the company, said: "As a result of the lack of progress, we have now been instructed to recommend by A Number of families of the vulnerable children with school difficulties, a judicial review of the current system, as they consider that legal action is the only solution to deal with the problems that you are facing. "

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