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But her mother, Caroline, has been threatened with legal proceedings unless she sends the 10-year-old to a special school at least half an hour's drive from their home in Dufftown, Aberdeenshire..
Her local authority is insisting Gemma attends school because she will get stimulation from contact with other children. Her mother has been warned that if she refuses, the case could be referred to a children's hearing.
But Thomson, 45, who wants to care for her daughter at home, has accused Aberdeenshire Council of being heavy-handed and "politically correct".
Just leave my child in peace, pleads mother
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