Karen Emmond speaks for the parents group. She says some primary school students are expected to walk up to eight kilometres a day on dangerous roads with no sidewalks.
She says the group is considering filing a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over the issue. She says they're looking for a family willing to be the test case.
"A couple of parents have had to pull their children out of school because of the bussing issue. Now they're home-schooling them, " says Emmond. "So, we're hoping one of those families will come forward."
The only school trustee to show up at the protest, says the long walks are a problem in rural areas all over B.C. David Hogg says the Ministry of Education will consider changing legislation, so school districts can charge everyone who rides a school bus.
He says the only other options are for the government to put up more money for transportation, or for individual districts to cut programs.
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