Transport on Medical Grounds
In exceptional circumstances home to school transport may be provided on medical grounds, to enable pupils to attend their designated area school even though they may live within the statutory walking distance from the school.
The Health Authority will be asked to supply details of the child’s medical needs.
The Local Authority will, exceptionally, provide transport to the nearest appropriate school for a particular pupil who lives within the statutory walking distances after taking into consideration the age of the pupil and the nature of the route, or alternative routes, he or she could reasonably be expected to take.
This policy tends to apply in the areas where school children, accompanied as necessary, would be faced with negotiating narrow, winding country lanes with no pedestrian provision.