Over 400 children at schools in Wishaw and Motherwell will no longer qualify for free transport
A concerned mum campaigning against a decision by North Lanarkshire Council to reduce mileage limits for free school transport was recently joined by Clare Adamson MSP on the “dangerous” walking route her son would be expected to take.
Over 400 other children at schools in Wishaw and Motherwell will no longer qualify. Accompanying Sean on his daily walk to school would take Kerry Anne up two-and-a-half hours every day.Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.
“Sean will be eight years old by the time this comes in but even at that age I wouldn’t let him walk that route,” said Kerry Anne. “I’m not saying that there are not routes that are safe, there definitely is ones that are supported by public transport. She made a Freedom of Information request to the council asking for clarity and more information on what had gone on during a council committee meeting where the changes were agreed.
Kerry Anne had also claimed that minutes of a council committee meeting did not accurately reflect the discussion, that the chair of the meeting was “bullying” other committee members, and that the decision was unfairly impacting children attending denominational schools – which can have a wider catchment area.
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