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Residential provision at five Staffordshire special schools is being reviewed
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Staffordshire County Council said the £1.8m provision was only available to a very small number of pupils
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The schools said it provided value for money for the highest-need pupils
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The council is considering feedback and schools should hear more early next year
Overnights stays for pupils with complex educational needs are again under threat as a council reviews its budget.
The future of residential provision at five special schools is being weighed up by Staffordshire County Council.
The £1.8m service faced the axe in 2019 but was granted a reprieve after the authority looked again at its wider special educational needs strategy.
The council said the supported sleepovers were only available to a minority of children, but schools said they provided value for money for the most vulnerable.
