A group of Calgarians will be walking more than a kilometre in children’s shoes on Tuesday in the hopes of bringing awareness to what they say is an unfair bussing situation for their kids.

Parents are now taking action against the Calgary Board of Education’s congregated bus stops, saying they’re not satisfied with the fix that the CBE implemented last month.

The issue began when the CBE’s funding was cut and they needed to make some changes to the bussing system to save money. The board decided to consolidate many bus stops so children from certain areas needed to walk to another location to be picked up, which was sometimes as much as seven kilometres away.

The initial outcry was so intense that the NDP government restored some funding, which was cut by the PCs, immediately to help fix the issue.

The CBE said it would put more bus stops in place that would reduce walking distances for elementary and junior high school students to between 1.6 and 1.8 kilometres.

The Calgary Association of Parents and School Councils say that’s still a long way for young children, especially in the dark and when temperatures get colder.

They want the system scrapped altogether.

One concerned mom, August Rae, feels that the distance is too much for her daughter, who is 5. "They're still getting used to the school routine. Especially when they're coming from kindergarten to Grade One. That's a big enough change as it is. They're asking them to exhaust themselves before they get to school."

The group has organized a walk from McDougall Centre to the CBE at 11 a.m. where they plan to continue their protest outside the building where the trustees meeting is taking place at noon.