Plans to cut the number of Falkirk pupils eligible for free school transport by more than 1,000 could be in place by August, after a consultation on the proposal was agreed.
The cash-strapped local authority - which faces a budget gap of £67 million over the next four years - will now look at increasing the distance at which children are eligible for free transport to school.
Members of Falkirk Council's education, children and young people's executive agreed on Tuesday that a formal statutory consultation could begin.
