A PARENT of a pupil at Woodmill High School said there aren't enough bus services to take kids to and from the new Dunfermline Learning Campus.

The new term started last Wednesday and one unnamed mum has highlighted teething troubles with youngsters and members of the public unable to get on board as the buses are full up.

She said: “Behind the scenes for parents and kids it’s been an absolute nightmare.

“We just want something that’s actually going to work and now, not in five months time.

“It blows my mind the money they spent on that new campus and they couldn’t even figure out the buses."

The parent said her daughter got on a bus to school last week but, by the next stop, the Stagecoach service was full and had to leave other pupils and members of the public standing.

She said: “It was just passing children with very sad, concerned faces because obviously they are panicking about what bus they are going to get on now and members of the public were left as well.”

The new campus at Halbeath contains new high schools for St Columba's and Woodmill and Stagecoach have amended their timetables to include it on their routes.

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And with all pupils entitled to a free bus pass through the Scottish Government scheme, many are opting to get on board.

The mum went on and said that on Monday her daughter was waiting on a bus home.

When a bus stopped where her daughter was, children waiting for a bus on the other side of the road rushed over and she was “shoved out the way and got stranded".

“For the kids panicking and rushing to these buses because they know they are going to be full and shoving other kids out the way, it’s not on,” she said.

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Fife Council told the Press that all Woodmill catchment pupils now live within two miles of DLC, so none are entitled to school transport.

Tony McRae, service manager for passenger transport services, said: "The council provides school transport for secondary school pupils that attend their catchment school who live two or more miles away, by the shortest available walking route.

"Eleven dedicated school buses serve the new campus for these entitled pupils and there have been no reports of these buses being overcrowded.”

The 11 school buses referred to in the statement are for St Columba's pupils since that school has a wider catchment area.

Mr McRae added: "However, we understand that some commercial bus services running in the area, which can be used by pupils who are not entitled to school transport but can instead pay a fare or use their under-22 national entitlement pass for free bus travel, have been experiencing an increase in demand since the start of term. 

"Stagecoach have advised that they are in the process of adjusting their bus allocation to increase the capacity in this area. This should better accommodate the extra demand from non-entitled pupils wishing to travel by bus."

A spokesperson for Stagecoach East Scotland said: "Since Dunfermline Learning Campus opened late last week, we've been reviewing usage on our services which operate to the new site.

"We're aware there have been some capacity issues, which we are addressing immediately by improving the numbers of seats available by using a double deck vehicle for busier journeys. 

"We will continue to monitor journeys going forward, and make necessary amendments where we can."