A MUM whose four-year-old son was dropped off by a school bus a mile from his home says that she is still not satisfied after meeting with school heads and council officials.

Colette Dunne will continue to drive Zachary to school because her confidence in the bus service has not been restored since the incident last month.

As previously reported, Ms Dunne was waiting to collect Zachary at the Flint Hill bus stop, Toothill, but when the bus didn't turn up, she was angry to discover that he had been allowed off a mile away with a 10-year-old girl looking after him.

Eventually Zachary turned up at the bus stop believing it was his fault for getting off at the wrong stop.

But it is now thought the bus driver, contracted to run the school service by Dangerfields Vehicle Hire, did not know his route correctly and had missed Flint Hill completely.

Ms Dunne met with council officials and school heads at Holy Rood School last week but she said she was unimpressed by what she was told.

She said: "The impression I get is that they are not really trying to sort this out.

"They have said that nothing like this has happened in 30 years on school transport and that Zachary was just unlucky. But if it can happen once it can happen again. I understand that the driver is now not driving that particular school route, but I think a lot of blame has been put on his shoulders, and he's going to have to live with that mistake.

"They did say they were looking into bus passes for the children which would only allow the children off at specific stops.

"What's needed is someone on the bus who is able to make sure the kids get off at the right stop or who can check that parents are at the stops. But the council says it cannot stretch its finances that far.

"All this still isn't boosting my confidence in the system.

"I am not going to let Zachary get on the bus for a long time."

A spokeswoman for Dangerfields Vehicle Hire said she didn't want to comment about the investigation into what happened but said the incident was being taken seriously and that the firm was working with the council.

A spokesman for Swindon Council confirmed that council officials had met Ms Dunne but said there were no plans for changes to the current system.