Protestors hit the streets to demand return of school bus [corkman.ie]
- Published: 13 October 2011
PARENTS and staff at Adair National School in Fermoy are to take their protest at the controversial axing of their bus service to the steps of Dail Eireann.
They will travel to Leinster House next Wednesday to further highlight their campaign to get the service reinstated amid fears that without a bus service the school could be forced to close down.
At the start of the current school term it emerged that Bus Eireann had axed the vital service – despite a claim by the Church of Ireland school that it did fulfil Department of Education criteria in relation to the number of pupils eligible to use the service.
The move prompted staff and parents at the school to launch a campaign to have the service reinstated, garnering widespread support from across the local community for their stance.
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