Hi!
Four months ago ourselves and the Local Authority agreed on a SEN school for our son to attend starting September 2022. This school was named in his EHCP in January. we contacted the transport department that confirmed they would provide him with transport, shared vehicle with passenger assistance.
Today we received an email from a different SEN school welcoming us as new parents, obviously we were incredibly confused. It turns out the Local Authority had a Panel meeting in March and agreed a place for our son in this other school. We had no idea about any of this! Our son has happily been getting ready to join the SEN school named in his EHCP, having transition days etc.
The Local Authority sent me a very rude email this evening stating that if we want him to continue to go to the school named in his plan they will no longer provide transport as the other is closer.
They are both LA run schools. I was under the impression that an EHCP is a legal binding document? How can they organise, months after his final EHCP, to send him to a different school without our knowledge or agreement? Are they legally allowed to do that?
Any thoughts would be appreciated? I'm going to contact a SEN lawyer tomorrow xx
