NEELB forced to back down
06 August 2012
TUV MLA Jim Allister has hailed NEELB's reversal of its decision to withdraw school transport from Kells & Connor and Carnaghts Primary Schools as 'a monumental victory for parent power'.
In a statement Jim Allister said, "The decision by NEELB to deny a school transport service to these schools was as disgraceful as it was unwarranted. It rightly provoked outrage from affected parents. The speedy reversal of this daft decision by the NEELB is down to the swift and effective action of the parents. I congratulate them for their determination and join in celebrating their victory. Their focused FOI application and articulate defence of the service made it so much easier for public representatives to drive home the demand that the bus service must stay.
"I trust this is now the end of this matter and that no further attempts will be made to rob Kells and Carnaghts pupils and parents of the service they need. I would also encourage parents to make full use of the service so that there can be no excuse to interfere with it."
In a statement Jim Allister said, "The decision by NEELB to deny a school transport service to these schools was as disgraceful as it was unwarranted. It rightly provoked outrage from affected parents. The speedy reversal of this daft decision by the NEELB is down to the swift and effective action of the parents. I congratulate them for their determination and join in celebrating their victory. Their focused FOI application and articulate defence of the service made it so much easier for public representatives to drive home the demand that the bus service must stay.
"I trust this is now the end of this matter and that no further attempts will be made to rob Kells and Carnaghts pupils and parents of the service they need. I would also encourage parents to make full use of the service so that there can be no excuse to interfere with it."
