The child in question, referred to as "Michael" in the report, was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2006.
His mother, referred to as "Ms Clarke" in the report, pulled Michael out of school in September 2007 as she felt it was no longer attempting to meet his needs due to growing concerns over his behaviour.
But Ms Clarke claimed she was unable to work from October 2007 to May 2008 after the council firstly failed to provide her with suitable home tuition and then recommended her son attended a new school that did not meet her approval. The ombudsman found that the council persisted in naming the new school on her son’s amended statement in January 2008, despite the fact it was not appropriate to meet his needs and had poor inspection records.
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