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Scottish Parliamentary Elections - 7 May 2026

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  6. Parental Responsibility

Parental Responsibility

When a child does not qualify for free transport, it is parental responsibility to ensure the child arrives to and from school safely.

When a child uses school transport the parent is responsible to see the child arrives and boards the bus in the morning safely and alights the bus in the afternoon.

Parents are also responsible for ensuring that a child may return to another suitable location should transport fail to arrive at the stop in the morning for any reason.