A FOUR Marks mother said her son was thrown off the school bus for failing to produce a bus pass.

Sarah Goudie claims the boy was left stranded on the A31 at 8.20am on Monday, to find his own way to Amery Hill School, five miles away in Alton.

Alex, 11, tried to board the Stagecoach bus near The Windmill Inn in Four Marks but he then realised he had lost his wallet with his bus pass in. He offered to pay his fare, but the driver refused his money and told him to get off the bus.

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