School transport cuts may force parents from work

PARENTS of children with disabilities may be forced to quit their jobs, because of cutbacks in school transport assistance, a campaign group said last night.

The Irish Progressive Association for Autism (IPAA) said dozens of families in Cork alone have had taxi and escort services to bring their children to school cut since last autumn.

While the service has been restored in some cases, other families are being given a paid mileage allowance by the Department of Education to drive the children to school themselves.