Pupils with special needs ‘have to travel further to school for suitable place’

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1. Council facing growing debt due to SEND services | BBC News

2. Special needs crisis: Transporting SEN children to school is costing £1.5bn a YEAR as numbers with EHCP entitlements soar | Daily Mail

3. Council spending on school transport for special needs pupils soars nearly 200pc to £2bn | Daily Mail

4. Pupils with special needs forced to travel long distances to school, councils warn | Morning Star

Children with special educational needs are having to travel long distances to school due to a lack of suitable provision near home, councils have suggested.