LONDON, UK -- The Sun - Lawand Hamadamin fled Iraq with his parents and brother last year after learning that the sick terrorist organisation had ordered the killing of disabled kids by lethal injection.There were also rumours Al-Qaeda and Islamic State were recruiting young people with disabilities to become suicide bombers.
Mum Golbahar Hussein, 33, and dad Rebwar Golbahayh, 35, set off on a treacherous journey across Europe with Lawand, who was born profoundly Deaf and unable to communicate, and his nine-year-old brother Rawa.
In order to protect Lawand's cochlear implant during his perilous trip across the water, his parents put a plastic bag on his head.
They then spent a year living in a French refugee camp before they came to Britain and settled in Derby.
Lawand got a place at the Royal School for the Deaf in the city, where he has learned to communicate via British Sign Language.
His parents thanked the school for "saving their son's life" and he has continued to thrive with his teachers saying he is making "extraordinary progress."
But this week, his shocked parents were told the devastating news by the Home Office that they are now likely to be deported to Germany and warned they'll be given a week to leave on January 9.
Staff at the non-maintained residential special school say they are heartbroken at the prospect of Lawand leaving.
They are now working with solicitors supported by charity DeafKidz International in a bid to reverse the decision by the Home Office.
Head teacher Helen Shepherd said: "Lawand's family are understandably devastated that they are being deported, especially since he has made such extraordinary progress in the few months he has been with us.
"When Lawand arrived at the school in September, he had no means of communicating with anyone - even his own family.
"In the very short time he has been with us, Lawand has made exceptional progress.
"He is signing incredibly well and we have been so proud of him - he has made good friends, has grown in confidence and exceeded all our expectations.
"It is inconceivable that he should be removed from the school when he has only just begun.
"Lawand's cochlear implant processor has broken and so he has no functioning hearing aid yet.
"He has an appointment this week so that he can get a referral to the Nottingham Cochlear Implant Centre.
"There is little chance that he will get that appointment before the New Year, by which time he could have gone."
SOURCE - THE SUN
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