A mum has slammed her local council after her son missed out on his first day at primary school because a taxi contractor arranged to transport him was cancelled without their knowledge.
His furious and distraught mum Laura - a mum of three - said she never received any prior warning from the council that his transport arrangements had been cancelled, and hasn't received any answers since.She told Glasgow Live: "Jack is going to an Additional Support Needs school. He was due to start primary one on Wednesday, which has already been one full year late because he was kept back in nursery one year because of covid with him shielding.
Mum Laura said the request for Jack's transport had been put in months ago, and said the school have joined her in trying to seek a response from the council as to the cancellation - to no success either. She commented: "It's really important for Jack. He's not been at nursery since June either, and that's the first time he's not been at nursery over summer. And it's quite a worry for us if this is going to go on a while longer because we've given our child who is non-verbal and has quite a few medical needs to other people after quite an extended period of time after him just being in the house with us.
"Obviously we would have been disappointed but at least then we would know what was happening. But we have no idea at all how long it's going to be. That should have been him eventually getting in to Primary One after not getting to go last year. I don't think Jack is the only one that's not made it to Clydeview, I think there's other kids other than Jack that haven't made it.
Scandalous