Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims

BBC Politics Friday 05 June 2026, 17:18 UTC 1 min read

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Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with.

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Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims

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