Leitrim Councillor calls for protection of Primary School Transport Scheme [shannonside.ie]
- Published: 05 April 2011
A Leitrim Councillor is calling on the Minister of Education and Skills not to introduce planned changes to the Primary School Transport Scheme.
One of the proposals would see the removal of school transport from small rural schools where 10 students or less are listed for the daily bus run.
It's feared the plan could be the first of many cutbacks as part of a wider plan to close rural schools in the county.
In Leitrim, there are 16 primary schools with 50 students or less which are currently under examination by the Department as part of a national Value for Money Review which began in October last year.
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