Disabled school transport

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Namechangeanxiousstep · 07/09/2026 13:07

Gloucestershire council kindly gave us school transport for anxious and disabled dc - they said it would be a school bus, but its actually a minicab

Dc would go with one other child in the cab driven by two men (they seem nice enough)

I didnt let them go as I dont know them - i expected a minibus with various students

Wibu to ask them whats going on? I dont feel comfortable really

Please be kind

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Ablondiebutagoody · 07/09/2026 13:17

Totally normal arrangement but I would feel the same as you about my child travelling in a cab with 2 strange men, DBS or not. Those kind of jobs attract abusers in my opinion.

ThisSunnyBea · 07/09/2026 13:15

School transport is pretty normal in taxis here, a driver and a chaperone, both dbs checked. I’m not sure you can request a bus instead. They’ve provided transport so fulfilled what they need to do. You can ask for a copy of their dbs paperwork. The alternative would be taking them yourself.

LarryForPrimeMinister · 07/09/2026 13:14

They don't do school buses just mini cabs or taxis. The costs would be to much for actual buses. Yabu to stop dc going, they would of been all checked out and vetted by the council.

Meadowfinch · 07/09/2026 13:12

Unfortunately the cost of a school bus travelling to different people's houses would be very high and would potentially take too long. Minicabs for individual pickups are the norm.

I suggest you ask for the DBS checks of the taxi driver and his co-driver, and then let them go.

The alternative will be to transport your child to school yourself. How far is it?

x2boys · 07/09/2026 13:11

You can speak to them to clarify
But im not sure they can change it
Is your child in mainstream or a specialist setting ?
My sons transpiort has always been a minibus but he goes to a large LA SEN school.

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