Choosing School

Ian Metherell: No Choice

Ian Metherell was born in 1948 in Hounslow. Ian spent almost his entire school life in residential special schools, first in Henley, then in Kent and finally in Lancashire.

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Here Ian talks about his family having no choice over where he went to school.

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I had to go to boarding school, whether they (parents) wanted it or not. And also, I had no say – I had no say in what was going to happen. Parents do not have a choice. Their rights are dictated by professionals.

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