A mum has branded Kent County Council (KCC) “heartless” over how much it is charging for her grieving daughter’s school bus pass. Andrea Kasinathan, who lives in Hawkinge, near Folkestone, says 17-year-old Holly only used the KCC Travel Saver to attend Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar in Canterbury “a handful of times”. Holly was then signed off school with mental health problems following the death of her father and other close family members. But last month, KCC requested the full payment of £510 for the yearly pass – before agreeing to lower the fee to £178 after being made aware of the circums…
