English: Thank you. Last August, a landmark court ruling in a school exclusion case made it clear for the first time that all schools must make sure they have made appropriate adjustments for autistic children or those with other disabilities 'before they can resort to exclusion'. I've recently in the last two weeks received a letter from a constituent, a father with whom I've been working for some months after his young autistic son was excluded from school, with a decision letter regarding their Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales case, which ruled that there had been no evidence of reasonable adjustments. It said the school had been forced to admit that the exclusion itself was discriminatory, and it required the school to provide a written apology, to include an apology for the disproportionate length of the exclusion, an apology for not providing sufficient support to address their son's additional learning needs, and explaining how the school will address the issues raised in this decision. It also instructed them to arrange additional training for staff and governors in relation to autistic spectrum conditions and ALN more generally at a level that is more advanced than introductory level. This isn't the only case I have like this; I have many. At a time when local authorities and schools should be fully aware of the ALN Act and the impending significant changes, how are you going to on the ground ensure that children like this don't continue to be punished for being who they are, and are engaging with staff who truly understand what their needs are so that they can live happy, healthy and fulfilled lives?
Welsh: Diolch. Fis Awst diwethaf, fe'i gwnaed yn glir am y tro cyntaf mewn dyfarniad llys nodedig mewn achos o wahardd o'r ysgol fod yn rhaid i bob ysgol sicrhau eu bod wedi gwneud addasiadau priodol ar gyfer plant awtistig neu blant ag anableddau eraill cyn y gallant droi at wahardd. Yn ddiweddar, yn ystod y pythefnos diwethaf, cefais lythyr gan etholwr, tad y bûm yn gweithio gydag ef ers rhai misoedd ar ôl i'w fab awtistig ifanc gael ei wahardd o'r ysgol, yn cynnwys llythyr penderfyniad ynghylch eu hachos Tribiwnlys Anghenion Addysgol Arbennig Cymru, a ddyfarnodd na chafwyd unrhyw dystiolaeth fod addasiadau rhesymol wedi'u gwneud. Dywedai fod yr ysgol wedi cael ei gorfodi i gyfaddef bod y gwaharddiad ei hun yn wahaniaethol, ac roedd yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol i'r ysgol ddarparu ymddiheuriad ysgrifenedig, i gynnwys ymddiheuriad am hyd anghymesur y gwaharddiad, ymddiheuriad am beidio â darparu digon o gefnogaeth i fynd i'r afael ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol eu mab, ac i esbonio sut y bydd yr ysgol yn mynd i'r afael â'r materion a godwyd yn y penderfyniad hwn. Roedd hefyd yn eu cyfarwyddo i drefnu hyfforddiant ychwanegol ar gyfer staff a llywodraethwyr mewn perthynas â chyflyrau'r sbectrwm awtistig ac ADY yn fwy cyffredinol ar lefel uwch na lefel ragarweiniol. Nid dyma'r unig achos o'r math hwn sydd gennyf; mae gennyf lawer ohonynt. Ar adeg pan ddylai awdurdodau lleol ac ysgolion fod yn gwbl ymwybodol o'r Ddeddf ADY a'r newidiadau sylweddol sydd ar y gweill, sut ar y ddaear y bwriadwch sicrhau ar lawr gwlad nad yw plant fel hyn yn parhau i gael eu cosbi am fod yn hwy eu hunain, a'u bod yn ymgysylltu â staff sy'n deall yn iawn beth yw eu hanghenion er mwyn iddynt allu byw bywydau hapus, iach a bodlon?