Joe le taxi (part 3)

Well, it's been all go here the last few days, what with the amazing school transport saga (you can get the background here and here) but the good news is that some of it - at least - looks like it may be sorted.

After contacting Education Support Services (who seemed dead happy to pencil me in for an immediate appointment till they found out I was a parent and not from a company or department....odd that) I contacted our local MSP (Bill Kidd) to see if he could help.

Well his office were utterly fantastic, listened intently and after I emailed them the info sent an email off to Maureen McKenna - executive director of education for Glasgow City Council - to see what could be done.

Imagine my surprise when that afternoon ESS (actually it was the person in charge and I'll be honest he was really open and friendly) rang me back to say they'd received the aforementioned email and that, from Monday, all three of our podlings would be able to share a cab.

Strangely tho' the escort has to stay in place for now as no-one is sure who requested one or why.

It's important at this point that you make note of the timeline of these events because  I got this thru' today:

Hmmm....love the apology for the stress caused and the empathy on show asking if the kids are OK.*

Plus loving the way it makes it sound like it was sorted before I contacted my MSP.

And if the matter is resolved why do we still have an escort?

Let's be honest, when an Autistic person pulls you up for lacking empathy and social graces then you really are in trouble.

Tho' to be fair it may be such a short reply because she's busy doing interviews for the local press as to how great she is.

Fingers crossed that the issue is, indeed sorted for Monday.

More later no doubt and hopefully something fun.

 

The view outside our house this morning.

*For anyone who might not realise it, this is me being sarcastic.