Tories to axe transport for special school pupils?
No sooner had the Prime Minister finished his speech saying he wanted a "lower tax, lower welfare society" than the Tory led Warwickshire County Council launched its "consultation" on reducing home to school transport.
The county council is proposing significant changes to the way home to school transport is currently provided. The proposals include:
- ending home to school transport for pupils who live within "walking distance" of the special schools they attend;
- re-assessing dangerous routes to school to see if transport can be withdrawn;
- ending home to school transport for selective schools (where these are not the closest school for the pupils); and
- Withdrawing home to school transport for 16-18 year olds with medical conditions.
Full details of the consultation can be found here https://askwarks.wordpress.com/2015/06/22/home-to-school-transport-consultation-2015
In Rugby a special session on the planned cuts for special school pupils will be held at the Brooke School on Monday 13th July from 2pm to 6pm.