Seats are assigned by distance to the nearest school, regardless of enrollment.
Westmeath Councillors are writing to the Department of Education and Bus Eireann to review the school bus place criteria.
The transport body currently determines eligibility for a seat by checking the distance from the nearest school to the child’s home, even if it's not the school they're enrolled with.
Fine Gael Councillor for Kinnegad Emily Wallace feels it's putting too much stress on families in a time of rising fuel prices.
She says it's an barrier to education:
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