The mum of an autistic boy who has missed school for two-and-a-half years has finally won her fight with a council. Allana Carvells can now send her 10-year-old son Joshua to school after reaching an agreement.
The deal, in which she has been given an allowance to organise a taxi service herself, brings to an end a long-running wrangle with the council over her son's transport to the special school. "It's been a long and arduous process," said the mother of five, "but Joshua is finally going to get to school and meet his new classmates."
Joshua was placed at Kingfisher School, Oldham in Manchester. This was because they were told by Salford City Council that there were no places for SEND (special educational needs and disability) children in the borough, the MEN reports.
