Long Island Mother With Rare Illness Continues To Fight School Bus Law
MERRICK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A Long Island mother who has been battling a rare illness wants the school bus law changed for those parents who are too sick to drive their children to school.
So far, the legislation passed the Senate and now it's up in the Assembly for vote, WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reports.
Sick Long Island Mom Fights School Bus Law
Tara Notrica has been fighting a rare disease that causes her to have severe anaphylactic episodes. At many times she has been too sick to leave her Merrick home which left her with a big dilemma -- how to get her son and daughter to school.
The law in New York states that if children live within a 2-mile radius from their elementary school the buses are not required to pick them up.
Notrica said that because she lives too close to the school, she had to pay for a costly private bus service to transport her children.
She has been fighting for years to have the law changed to allow buses to pick up students who have severly ill parents.
"I could barely walk myself, let alone walk my children to and from school to ensure their safety," Notrica said.
