An Aberdeen mum has claimed that council education bosses left her autistic son without schooling for two years.
Shona Cran, from the Mastrick area of the city, said the authorities have not seen her 13-year-old Kainan since he left Quarryhill primary in 2015.
The council had offered her son a place at the mainstream Northfield Academy but Mrs Cran said this sent her son into a spiral of depression.
But the authority have said they are committed to finding a way forward for the family and correspondence seen by the P&J from the council’s head of education Gayle Gorman says many offers were made to Mrs Cran.
It is understood an offer has now been made to teach Kainan at the specialist Camphill school from August.
Mrs Cran said: “All three of my boys were born on the autistic spectrum along with other medical conditions.
“At primary Kainan had suffered a lot of bullying, the sheer size and number of kids in the mainstream school had been overwhelming for him.
“When he got a placement in the base unit at the school, the smaller class size allowed Kainan to come on leaps and bounds.”
But she said a placement to a specialist school was refused because Kainan could read, making him so stressed and upset he would not eat.
He has now finally been offered a place at Camphill for after the summer – but his mother wants the council to apologise for the past two years.
However, a city council spokeswoman said: “Over the past two years there has been continued contact including communication by e-mail, letter, telephone and face-to-face to find a resolution.
“We can confirm that positive discussions are ongoing on a possible way forward that is acceptable to all.”
Mark McDonald, Aberdeen Donside MSP, said he had spoken with Mrs Cran in the past.
He said: “There are many examples across the city of children with specialist support needs getting excellent schooling which suits their needs. But this case should remind us that when the council talk about getting it right for every child they need to ensure that’s the case.”
