The cancellation of children’s school buses across North Lanarkshire is a disaster for children's safety. North Lanarkshire Council and the Scottish Government must take immediate action and reverse their decision.
Local councillors have proposed cuts to North Lanarkshire's school buses by increasing the distance children have to be from their school from 2 miles to 3 at secondary school and from 1 mile to 2 at primary school. This will have a significant impact on a large number of young children, causing them to rely on their parents to drive them to and from school every day.
Families and teachers from right across the region have already spoken out against this decision.
It's clear that these cuts will put children's safety at risk by packing more cars onto the already crowded streets around school grounds - areas where children are walking and cycling in large numbers. It will also increase air pollution and carbon emissions around schools at a time we're becoming increasingly aware of the damage this can cause. And it will add extra burdens to parents and carers who are already struggling.
Join us in calling on North lanarkshire Council to reverse this disasterous decision immediately.