Pupils at St Mungo's High School are speaking out against Falkirk Council's school bus cut proposals, which could lead to 33 routes being axed.Across Falkirk district, more than 1000 pupils are set to lose their season tickets.
But while many assumed they could just use their under-22 cards instead, they are now realising that the change will mean many services being axed entirely.St Mungo's sixth year pupil Declan McGavin is one of the student representatives on Falkirk Council's education, children and young people's executive and he believes strongly that the voice of young people needs to be heard. Read more: Furious parents say Falkirk's school bus cuts will put lives in danger In February, the 17-year-old launched a petition that now has hundreds of signatures and he is hoping to get many more before he presents it to the education executive.
To help spread the word, Declan organised an emergency meeting of St Mungo's High School's pupil parliament, which saw its biggest ever turnout, with pupils from all year groups all eager to put their points across."I called it when I realised this would impact almost everyone in the school, one way or another," said Declan.Falkirk Council says the changes to buses could save £1 million a year and points out that the legal responsibility for getting children to school lies with the parents, not the local authority.Declan and his fellow sixth years, Caitlin O'Donnell (17) and Callum Muir (18), won't be affected themselves as they will all have left by August when the proposals would start if they are accepted.But the teenagers were shocked to realise just how big an impact the proposals will have, with some children having to walk up to six miles a day in all weathers.Caitlin
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