A Crewe couple believe their son was banned from his sixth grade school trip because it wasn’t handicap accessible for him.
Archie Harrop, 11, has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.
His classmates all went on a trip to the Lake District organized by Mablins Lane Primary School in Crewe.
The school said it was aware of the accommodation of all students but needed to make “reasonable adjustments” to allow them “full and safe participation”.
In response, Archie’s mum Jo said she had been told the trip was not accessible enough for him and he would not be able to take part in any activities.
Ms Harrop said that when she received the letter she was “completely flabbergasted and couldn’t believe they did this to us, to him”.
Archie’s parents said they fought for him to be able to take part in the trip and even suggested that they arrange transport and accommodation for him to be part of it.
But they said the school will not change their mind.
Kathryn Stringer, Chair of the School Board, said: “[The school] is aware of the need to actively support and not prevent students with special educational needs and disabilities from participating in school trips.
“In each case, we will assess what reasonable adjustments are needed.”
Disappointed to miss an outing, Archie said the school took the “easy way out” and “could have let my parents go, you know, they could have helped”.
When the trip took place last month, Archie’s mum took him on trips so he wasn’t alone at school.
A social media post posted by his father, James, attracted more than 800 comments from around the world.
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