School transpor sutiability / appeal

the_other_mce

Having read this thread from the start I think it is probably a wind up - however it does show the problem councils face. Councils have a limited amount of money and that money SHOULD be spent supporting the CRUCIAL services - be it old people, infrastructure etc. Not wasting time on money on issues like these.

I have heard of so many people who refuse to send their child to the nearest school with spaces because they want a particular one - turning down many offers until the last minute when every school in the local area is full and then demanding "transport", people who fill the school appeals process because they HAVE to have a school with wrap-around care because "they work" long hours, car drivers who have raced down a road recklessly and then expect the council to pay for their tyres when they have hit a pot-hole at 80 odd miles an hour. It is becoming a national pastime - there are too many selfish people making excessive demands, stamping their feet and pushing hard pressed councils to get their own way. Remember - we all pay for this in our taxes! These people don't care that the old lady down the road ( who can't get out of bed) is only getting 15 minutes care a day when she really needs more or about the family of a disabled child who only get 2 hours a week respite from 24/7 care to spend with their other children. It is a disgrace. At the end of the day there is limited funds available and if the council is prepared to provide a taxi - either accept it, take your child to school yourself or home-ed if you feel that strongly.

Also - the bad spelling of the OP's title does indicate a wind-up (in my book)!

silvercar

the other mce, I agree with the sentiment in your post, but the fact is that anyone who turns down a place at their local school would not be entitled to transport full stop.

At the end of the day there is limited funds available and if the council is prepared to provide a taxi - either accept it, take your child to school yourself or home-ed if you feel that strongly.

Totally agree, and I have tried to point out how the council have fulfilled their obligation in previous postings.

I think kissmeimposh has lost interest in the responses on here (maybe because no-one seems to think he/ she has a case?). Having posted on another thread there is no response on here.

the_other_mce

Yeah I think you are right about the OP losing interest - I will watch this thread to see if they do reply.
Did the OP say that they were late in applying for a school place? Maybe that's why the catchment school was full?

silvercar

Did the OP say that they were late in applying for a school place? Maybe that's why the catchment school was full?

OP hasn't said very much. Part of the story is definitely missing. For a school to have only one child from a particular area (as must be the case if the problem is there is only one child in the taxi) is strange. OP did say that this school wasn't on their original list, but you then usually get a group of children going to the same school in a different area. At the very least you would expect children in other year groups to be making the same journey.

It could be that OP moved to a new area and wanted a place at one of the catchment schools, but the schools were full. So they accepted that the child should stay at the current school but were then entitled to transport. Had there been room at the local schools there would be no entitlement to transport. Just guess work, but it would fit in with the limited information posted.

the_other_mce

That would make sense - I agree part of the story is missing.
It was an entertaining thread though - I had to laugh at the comment about teenage mothers... and the comments about social services getting involved because someone was sending their child to school, oh and the ever present danger the child would be in because a possibly "weird" person would be driving the child to school - when in reality it is often some other child's (enhanced CRB checked) mum/dad/nan/grandad doing a part-time job that fits in with the family. No wonder there are fewer people each year volunteering to help kids out with reading, scouts, brownies etc.... Sad to see how suspicious the world is becoming....