Sixteen-year-old Tom, who has Down's syndrome, should have been back at school, but is stuck at home.
A mother whose son with Down's syndrome has been forced to stay at home due to school transport cuts said the most vulnerable in society were "paying the price for the mistakes of others".
Sian, from Harborne, said her 16-year-old son Tom should have started back at school, but was stuck at home awaiting the result of an appeal after losing access to a minibus. Then it offered a personal budget of 45p per mile, minus the first three miles of each journey, if the parents also paid a £1,030 a year contribution.
While there is no legal duty on councils covering pupils over 16, many have continued to fund school transport for that age group.Sian is one of several parents of SEND children to speak out about the impact of transport funding cuts.He has lost the minibus that has taken him to school for the past two years.
She does not drive, and for each £20 taxi journey for Jake to get to school, she would pay more than £17. It is a financial arrangement she simply cannot afford.One family from Northfield said they were having to dip into their retirement fund to ensure their son Alex could keep going to school.He attends Queen Alexandra College in Harborne, about four miles from his home and has received a council-funded taxi since he was eight years old. Not any more.
"The council has maintained a level of support that enables families to make their own arrangements and has been providing additional support to our most vulnerable students and families," a spokesperson said.The local authority said in July it had to make a further £80m in savings in the next financial year, on top of the £300m over two years already announced.
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