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I understand your concern but as stated she works for a living and hasn't said she can't afford to keep her children. The point in question is whether or not she is expected to push her child to school come rain or shine, Monday to Friday even when she herself may be ill. We shouldn't be sitting in judgement of her morals just the needs of her childs education and how she gets to said education.

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Just how do all the other children get to school? She has been provided with a wheelchair which, I am sure will work just as well in the rain as it will in the sun. She asked for help and was told what help she would get, which for most people would be perfectly acceptable, but like so many others she wanted more.

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Grandad,

Yes. Just like everyone else has to.
Or should we give free taxis to everyone who has to push a wheelchair/buggy?
I've seen wheelchairs with buggys attached to the front so there are alternatives available;

http://www.remapleedsbradford.org.uk/images/Lottie.jpg
http://test2.remaponline.org.uk/wp-cont ... lchair.jpg
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/QtVukD3Rj5I/hqdefault.jpg

They're the first three hits from google, there's hundreds more.

All points well made. So what would constitute a genuine need for transport to school?

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You would need to ask the County Council in question what their transport policy is but generally for primary school age children they need to live over 2 miles from the school or have certain special educational needs to qualify. Physical disability does not always come under special needs.

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Grandad,

A drunk head teacher..they'd merit it.

I obviously didn't make it clear that I wasn't asking what the individual councils require I was asking drivers opinions of what they consider reasonable

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Distance, disability, childcare, availability of public transport, income, car owner.
Of course there are many variables and each case would have to be judged seperately.

Someone could live 2 miles away but have no public transport - they'd qualify, but not if they had a car. Someone else might live 10 miles away but have good transport links - they wouldn't qualify, unless they'd struggle to get the child on the bus for some reason or they were on a low income and could'nt afford it. In both cases they may have other children that can't be taken along or looked after by someone else, in which case they'd qualify.

I think basically would someone struggle to get their child to school if a taxi wasn't provided for the reasons listed above, not just because it would be an inconvenience.

Most buses are now wheelchair accessible.

Primary school children who live over 2 miles from the nearest available school will qualify. Secondary age children who live over 3 miles from the nearest available school will qualify. It is up to the Council how that transport will be provided, either a school bus, a bus pass for public transport or taxi/private hire.

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Grandad,

Yes and No..Around here It may be you live say 7 Miles from your Secondary School but if you are less than 3 miles away from the Main road which has a School contract Bus Pick up point, you would not qualify for transport for the 2.99miles from your front Door to the Buses pick up point. If you live just over 3 miles Door to Bus you'd qualify to get a Taxi from your door to the Buses Pick up point. You may also qualify if the road you live on has Speed cameras and is deemed to dangerous to walk along safely.

The rules in your Country may be different from the rules in our Country.

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Grandad,

Could the council be showing discrimination under the DDA?????????
One company here picks up a child in a wheelchair they go less than half a mile from one side of the housing scheme to the other

Most unlikely.

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Grandad,