Child loses legal challenge over delay to provide school transport

The court heard the Department of Education expects a service will be in place for the start of the school year this September

The boy, suing through his mother, had brought proceedings over what he claimed was a failure by the Minister for Education and Youth to comply with statutory obligations to provide a school transport service to a school about 18kms from his home. File picture

A primary school child with additional needs who had gone to court over delays in providing a school transport service has lost his High Court challenge.

The boy, suing through his mother, had brought proceedings over what he claimed was a failure by the Minister for Education and Youth to comply with statutory obligations to provide a school transport service to a school about 18kms from his home.