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Denominational Transport - Kirklees

Denominational Transport - Kirklees

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Started by Jan Grabowski 11 years, 8 months ago
We, the undersigned, call on Kirklees Council to abandon any plans that would result in an end to the funding of ‘discretionary’ transport for Roman Catholic students attending Catholic schools. The Council should acknowledge the fact that Catholic schools have been a key partner in the maintained schools sector over many years, that this position is enshrined in law and that Kirklees MC has a duty to enable Catholic children to attend their nearest Catholic school should that school be more than three miles from home (2 miles for under 8s).


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Reached 250 supporters

January 15, 2015

November 28, 2014

Seeing one hundred people stand up for our families confirms that we are not alone in this fight. It means the world to me that so many neighbors understand why keeping this transport funding is vital for our children.

Reached 100 supporters

November 28, 2014

November 27, 2014

My own children rely on these bus routes to reach their school each morning. Please send this link to your neighbors right now so we can hit our first hundred signatures before the council meeting.

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Mr J M Walsh
11 years ago Featured

If the funding is removed good schools will struggle to maintain viable numbers and many pupils will therefore be deprived of the proven benefits of a Catholic education.

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Pedro Ballester
11 years ago Featured

I am a surgeon at Calderdale and Huddersfield nhs trust. In my experience of more than 5 years as a consultant in the hospital is the social added value to our community of the Catholic schools in the Kirklees area. All support should be given to these charity organisations.

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David Hardcastle
11 years ago Featured

If the removal of financial support for transport goes ahead we would have to seriously look at the affordability of sending our twins to All Saints School. This is discriminatory!

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Mandy Barden
11 years ago Featured

Please tell me how you can force I child who has just turned 8, into walking from Almondbury to Dalton and them miles return uphill? The weather is dreadful, he is constantly frustrated and angry. He is too tired to do his homework. He doesn't want to go to school. He constantly has a cold. How can this cruelty be justified?

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Jane Horner
11 years ago Featured

Children should have a right to a Catholic education if they so choose. Taking the free transport away will have a huge impact on low income families; once again discriminating against them.

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Julie Walch
11 years ago Featured

Without the free bus service I would have been very reluctant to let my son travel such a distance from home to school at the age of 11 and 3 weeks (at the start of his year 7). The cost is quite substantial every month and the cost would act as a further barrier to accessing Catholic high school eduction in the area.

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Erho-love isobodo pasta jon
10 years ago

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Doccy Dirty Danny Crozzy Crozza
10 years ago

How am i supposed to transport my vegetable cous cous

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