A group of parents whose children ride the bus to school are calling for changes to the Rainy River District School Board's transportation policies.
Jackie McCormick, who was denied permission for her son to be dropped off a different location while their sitter was away, says the current policy doesn't meet the needs of students or parents.
"Parents are picking kids up at school because they have no choice but to do that because they can't get off at a different location," says McCormick. "We have people who have to pull their kids out of school for a week at a time because the kids are staying at grammas or aunties and they can't get picked up by the bus there."
McCormick says the parents want the ability to make alternative transportation requests based on child care or work-related needs.
