Orini mum Alana McCarthny thinks the current school bus rule is ridiculous. READ MORE:* The kids who live too close to get the 'half-empty' school bus* School bus clampdown 'discriminatory' and 'unfair' on rural families* West Auckland students billed with $400 bus fareBut because the McCarthny family lives closer, it costs them $2 per child each way. TOM LEE/STUFF The school bus drives passed Te Hoe Rd twice each morning. Orini Combined School principal Chrissy Wakeman said the bus rule is a major issue for a lot of the school's families. TOM LEE/STUFF McCarthny says she cannot understand why the national school bus rule should apply when the roads are dangerous for kids to walk on.

Source: Stuff July 05, 2019 04:41 UTC