A seven-year-old child with special educational needs is at boarding school hundreds of miles from home.
Alfie Bonell, from near Loddiswell in south Devon, has been going to boarding school in Surrey since September, a round-trip of more than 400 miles.
His mother Julia blames a lack of special educational needs and disability (SEND) provision.
The government said the SEND system was under review and it had increased funding by 25% to £8bn in 2021-22.
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