A mum whose daughter cannot get the school bus because of a nut allergy says she is being forced to choose between her daughter’s education and her husband’s health.
Skye Mahon, nine, is unable to take herself to school as there is no one on the bus who is trained to use her EpiPen, should she have an allergic reaction.
As a result mum Joanne has to take her, leaving husband Darren - who has ‘several’ epileptic fits a week - on his own where he is at risk of choking on his tongue, Birmingham Live reported.
Joanne, 40, said: “Skye has to have an EpiPen because of her severe nut allergy, because they can't get a guide that is EpiPen trained, they can't do anything.
"I've actually been on the phone to him coming back from Kings Heath and I've literally listened to him swallowing his tongue.
"There's nothing I can do because I'm not supposed to leave him. If he's fitting and I'm on the other side of Birmingham, there's no one to help him or to let anyone in.
"So it's either my daughter's education or my husband's health, I know I've got to think of my daughter's health as well but Travel Assist are for children with disabilities."
She added she did not understand the difficulty in turning someone how to use the life-saving device.
She added: “It took me just 20 minutes to train with the EpiPen. We've been trying to fight and get it sorted.
"She would've been off school for nearly 14 weeks if I hadn't been taking her.”
Birmingham City Council, which runs the Travel Assist service, sympathised with the 'difficult situation' and said it was reviewing options.
A spokesman said: "We understand the situation must be difficult for the family and the service is reviewing options to deliver transport in a safe manner given the potential risks in this case.
"We have to make sure suitable transport is put in place, managing the risks appropriately."
