Leicestershire County Council is being challenged over its decision to remove the girl’s free transport when she turned 16.
The student, who is now 17, makes a 26-mile round trip to a special school.
The girl's father Stefan Drexler told the BBC at the time that the decision was "morally wrong".
A judicial review was launched after the council announced plans to stop paid-for transport for 16- to 19-year-olds in February 2019 in a bid to save £20m from its special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) budget.
At the time, the decision was thought to affect about 420 people with SEND across the county.
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