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I want to assemble a corpus of stories such as this so that the next time someone raises a ruckus about over-identification of Learning Disabilities I can give her or him a sheaf of examples of under-identification. In this case, a mother in Blackpool (UK) has withdrawn her son from school after learning that he had Learning Disabilities that the school had left untreated.

[Sue Jackson] claims 11-year-old Jordan was sent out of lessons and made to do jobs for the headteacher because staff at Manor Beach Primary School in Cleveleys thought he was badly behaved when in fact Mrs Jackson says he is dyslexic.
Her complaints sparked an investigation by education chiefs from Lancashire County Council, which concluded there had been “a failure in the special educational needs systems in the school and not all statutory requirements have been met”.

Here’s hoping that someone will teach Jordan effectively and quickly. Link to the story.