Parents campaigning against the new school transport policy from Suffolk County Council. Calling for urgent withdrawal of the new policy and review.
Joined June 2019
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Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
#Suffolk #parents #carers looking for support with a child/young person with #menthealth issues please get in touch. We are here for you. @suffolkpcn @Suffolk_Carers @HWSuffolk @4_yp @SSendiass @SuffolkPolice @NSFTtweets @Wellbeing_Suff @suffolkgiving 💜🙏🏻
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
After the #SchoolBusCuts, @SuffolkCC want to build a new 60-place car park at @ThurstonCollege - suffolk.planning-register.co…. But parent car parks are against SCC’s own Parking Guidance and School Travel Plan. What a mess! @FreeSchoolBus @BusSuffolk #SchoolTransportPolicy
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
I genuinely don't understand the total reluctance to sort this out. It's obvious to everyone what needs to change. Even Tory councillors are saying so openly.
The obstinance from those in charge is staggering.
🚌 'Parents report school transport errors just hours after 2020 applications open'
💬 @jackabbott90, @suffolklabour education spokes.: "It's really concerning that, on day one of this year's school transport applications, things are already going wrong. eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk-scho…
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
For those complaining about the BBC #LicenceFee just remember that it isn't just about TV stations. It helps fund quality journalism and has an important role to play in holding your government to account
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
You have until Monday 27th to share your views.
We're concerned about the withdrawal of No 84 buses outside of school runs, especially the direct link to the Health Centre.
Please have your say! @NHSWSCCG @jc4southsuffolk
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Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07mstp… Just listened to this. To say an extensive consultation was done is a bit crass when you chose to ignore the results, of us who did complete it and you as a council @HicksCllr failed to engage those most affected by the end results.
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
.@HicksCllr the torrent of bad news is not going to stop. It reflects the stress, anger, confusion, and bewilderment at the absolute unfairness this ill thought out policy change has led to. What more evidence do you need the policy is a total shambles? Do something NOW!
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Lesson 1 - don’t consult unless you are actually prepared to adjust policy proposals
Lesson 2 - local communities know them better than you.
Lesson 3 - admit and act on mistakes when there is clear evidence of harm to children
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
This is so sad. This does not set the child up in the right frame of mind for learning. #shameonyou #musttryharder all our kids deserve SAFE FREE bus travel. United with you.
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Stop blaming parents @suffolkcc @HicksCllr - it was clear from the outset this was a confusing policy and bound to catch many unawares. Reverse it and end the chaos. eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk-scho…
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Just been reading that #Leeds has announced its first #carfreeschool. Shame that @suffolkcc is working it’s way towards bus free schools. @BusSuffolk
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Three changes that should be made immediately:
1. Exemptions for siblings
2. A spare seat guarantee for 5 years
3. End split villages
These changes won't save this broken policy, but it will make life a little easier for families on the receiving end of these cuts.
🚌 'Parent meeting calls for changes to controversial new school transport policy' 🚌eadt.co.uk/news/parenst-voic…
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
.@Geates' piece this week primarily focuses on the 🔵on🔵 northern bypass fight, but this section on the ongoing school transport debacle is a real must-read.
Angry, compelling and right.
Read it in full here: eadt.co.uk/ea-life/tories-go…
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
I hate to say it but we told you so . This new policy is not fit for purpose and if SCC where a corporate entity providing a service, let’s say like a bank for example compensation claims would be coming thick and fast.
As if more proof were needed that @SuffolkCC can't actually implement it's own deeply flawed policy, @HicksCllr, parents are being sent incorrect bus passes. More work, more hassle, more stress #moreholesthanasieve
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Intransigent. Obstinate. Thoughtless. Not characteristics we want to see in elected councillors. But some of the words that come to mind when @SuffolkCC councillors are asked to help residents caught in the #SplitVillages mess that is their new #schooltransport policy
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Extraordinary suggestion from @SuffolkCC councillors this evening - parents of children in split villages (so denied the school bus) should ask local businesses to sponsor additional school transport! Wouldn't they expect businesses to be a bit more, well, business-focused?!
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Did you hear about the one where @StaffordshireCC spent £44k on a jaguar car, £6m on staff lease cars, and £1099 on a chauffeur but cut school bus so kids have to walk an unsafe route to school? youtu.be/AAw-UbEeYhs Off to #ombudsmantime #nojoke
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Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
.@HicksCllr @suffolkcc - these headlines exist because the policy is so obviously flawed and unfair. Cutting school transport to legal minimums designed for urban areas was never going to work in rural areas. Reverse the policy and stop the harm suffolkfreepress.co.uk/news/…
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
Today's Suffolk Free Press front page: Suffolk's new school travel policy branded unfair to lower-income families, as concerned parents appeal to county council for help suffolkfreepress.co.uk
Suffolk School Bus Campaign retweeted
I wonder how many children have been injured fatally or otherwise so far in 2018/2019 in Suffolk so we can compare to the figures for 2019/2020 following the cuts in school transport provisions for many.
We would have hoped this was something for @SuffolKCC to think about too, but it seems not. This September there will be more children walking and more cars on our rural roads