direct to your inboxStockport council has U-turned on ‘reckless’ plans to change school transport for special needs pupils after an outcry from parents.The authority had planned to switch to new taxi and minibus providers in January - something which usually happens when schools go back in September but was delayed this year due to the pandemic.But parents reacted furiously.They said bringing in new drivers and assistants would disrupt Covid ‘bubbles’ which had been unchanged since March, putting them and their families at greater risk of infection.And there were strong concerns it would unsettle children who have conditions such as autism, who struggle to adapt to change.