Coventry City Council is facing calls to reverse its decision to stop funding five school bus routes as part of budget cuts.
The council is planning to scrap the bus services to save £128,000 this year to help shore up its finances.
Labour MP Zarah Sultana has said she is concerned the move will leave pupils “in the lurch”.
The council has yet to respond, but has previously said it was at risk of effectively becoming bankrupt.
Opposition Conservative councillors, however, say the bus routes could be protected if spending is reduced in other areas.
They will put forward their plan to maintain the bus services when the Labour-run council meets to sign off the budget on Tuesday.
Tory councillors say there has been outcry from parents, with hundreds signing petitions against the council’s proposal to pull funding.
The bus routes serve about 400 children who attend the Bishop Ullathorne and Blue Coat schools.
Coventry City Council stepped in to keep the services going after a private provider went bust during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.