Six Students Left Without School Bus | Sydney News

Six primary students in Queensland’s remote Gulf region are left scrambling after their 240-kilometer school bus route — the longest in the state — is suddenly cancelled, forcing families to choose between boarding school or the School of the Air. Parents argue the daily bus ride, which ran for six years, offered irreplaceable classroom interaction and better learning outcomes than remote education, with one mom crediting it for her son’s success at boarding school. The service, funded by Transport and Main Roads and run by Burketown State School, can’t be restarted due to driver shortages and staff absences. While the Department of Education is helping transition the kids to Mount Isa’s School of the Air, families in Gregory — a growing community that lost its school in 2012 — fear their children are missing out on vital social and educational opportunities. Despite rising numbers, the Department says there’s no strong evidence to justify building a new school, though they’re exploring if local groups or councils could take over the bus route. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/05ed104ae58964c0