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20 -The County Council will not consider assistance where one parent is unableto accompany the child to school due to work commitments nor will it usuallyconsider it necessary to provide assistance to secondary school aged pupilsas they will usually be deemed to be capable of walking to schoolunaccompanied.In the above cases transport will be provided for up to a maximum of 12weeks. Any extension of transport will be subject to a central review processby the County Transport Policy Officer.In circumstances where the pupil does not attend their nearest school andplaces were available at nearer schools then normally no assistance withtravel costs will be given due to temporary incapacity of either parent.6. Pupils under the jurisdiction of the Traveller Education Service.Where pupils under this category live within the statutory walking distancefrom their nearest suitable school, short term transport provision may bemade to ease the integration into a new school. This provision will be providedfor a maximum of four weeks.7. Pupils attending Pupil Referral Units/Short Stay Schools, Pupils underthe jurisdiction of the Lancashire Medical Service, pupils with specialeducational needs.A separate policy applies to pupils in these categories.In all other cases the County Council will consider requests from parents whofeel that their child requires transport to their nearest school and they are notstatutorily entitled to any assistance in cases of significant non-financialexceptional circumstances.
Appendix C- 21 -Transport to School on the Grounds of Religion or BeliefSection 509A of the 1996 Education Act (amended by the Education and InspectionsAct 2006) places a duty on local authorities in fulfilling their duties and exercisingtheir powers relating to travel to have regard to a parent’s religion or belief. Underthe Education and Inspections Act 2006, ‘religion’ means any religion and ‘belief’ anyreligious or philosophical belief.It is acknowledged that the definitions of ‘religion’ and ‘belief are ultimatelydetermined by the courts and there is a substantial body of case law which existswith regard to these definitions.The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) offer the following advicein their Home to School Transport Guidance 2007 regarding religion or belief.a) The definition of ‘religion; includes those religions widely recognised such asChristianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Rastafarianism,Baha’is Zoroastrians and Jains.b) A religion must have a clear structure and belief system.c) Equally denominations or sects within a religion may be considered asreligions in this context such as Catholicism or Protestantism withinChristianity.d) ‘Belief’ may be understood as equating to ‘conviction’ and must be more thanan opinion or idea. It must be genuinely held and parents/carers bear theburden of showing that it constitutes the reason for placing their child at agiven school, or not placing them at a particular school.The DCSF consider that the following examples do not meet the requirements forthe provision of transport on faith or philosophical grounds:the wish to have a child educated at a particular type of school (for example agrammar school)the wish for a child to be taught in a particular languagea belief that a child should be privately educatedobjections to rules requiring that a school uniform must be wornthe belief that a particular school will provide a better level of education.When pupils attend particular schools on the grounds of religion or belief, the CountyCouncil may, in accordance with its policy, exercise discretion towards transportcosts.
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