Rural Parents Blindsided By Bus Route Changes
OPINION: Rural school buses is a topic I have had a great deal of correspondence on over the last couple of months.
He says the disruptions "have been as massive as the savings have been minimal".
He says, over the past year, the Ministry of Education has been reviewing school bus routes, quietly tightening eligibility rules that determine who qualifies for state-funded transport.
Students are increasingly required to attend their "nearest" school to qualify for a Ministry bus.
Routes that once served rural communities feeding into a range of secondary schools are being cancelled, merged, or redesigned.
Hundreds of families have apparently been affected.
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