Lanarkshire's major school transport problems may not be resolved until early next week, according to a Whishaw City Councilor.
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), which is responsible for organizing school transport contracts for North and South Lanarkshire councils, told both councils on Tuesday to "organize buses" on many routes. He said he couldn't do it.
This affected a large number of schools across the region on Wednesday and continues today (Thursday) with bleeding into the next week.
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Whishaw SNP Counselor Jim Hume told Lanarkshire Live:
“Parents cannot take their children to school every day.
Situation It could be over the weekend or early next week before it is resolved."
South Lanarkshire Council last night said it had made "progress" in securing transport for several routes. said, a small number of contracts have not yet been fulfilled.
Local government spokesperson said:
Tory Whishaw's Councilor Bob Burgess also spoke of children stranded at the Netherton Street bus stop that were supposed to go to Clyde Valley High.
On the first day of school in Ravenscraig, parents drove their children to school because the buses were stuck in traffic. I had to let it go. Canceled to bring students to Dalziel High School.
Kenneth Duffy, Labor Councilor for Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig, said: it's not enough.
"Without buses, parents don't care that they have to eat enough to get their children to school in the morning."
The shortage has affected primary school children from Shotts to St Aidans Primary in Whishaw, where parents drop their children off at Calderhead High School.
Fortissat Labor Councilor Martin McCulloch called for a quick solution to mitigate the "immediate repercussions for parents."
Airdrie and Shotts SNP MP Anum Qaisar added: The new school year was about to begin, causing immediate upheaval for students and families in the Airdrie and Shotts precincts.
"While we understand the need for conversation and dialogue with the SPT on how we got into this situation, the current priority is to ensure that young people have access to school.
A spokesman for the NLC Council said:
"SPT has apologized, but the most important thing for parents and young people is to get transportation available as soon as possible.
"We are committed to SPT and We are working together to resolve this issue and will continue to update parents through text messages, emails, and the Council website."
An SPT spokesperson said the bus operator was responsible for the ongoing problems. A contract has been awarded."
She added: "We apologize to all affected parents, students and schools.
"Due to short notice from the operator, we were unable to make alternative arrangements.
" Our school teams are working hard to find transportation based on temporary emergencies for affected students."
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