The county council is accused of failing special needs children as many are still without a school place
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Campaigner Zuffar Haq said the council should apologise to parents and said it should be fined for each day children missed school.Mr Haq said the council had "failed these children" and highlighted even those with places were sometimes forced to take 90 minute bus journeys to school. The council has said it has invested £30m in special needs provision since 2018, creating more than 500 new places.
"We are absolutely passionate about getting it right for these children but we are restricted by some of the national policy and the funding.
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