Thursday, June 21, 2012

UK children attend school on empty stomachs, (but Queen gets 20% salary increase...)

Half of the teachers in Britain are obliged to feed hungry pupils in school, as more financially vulnerable families come under mounting pressure due to the recession, reports say.

The survey results unveiled by The Guardian on Tuesday June 19 have raised concerns among head teachers and senior doctors who are demanding free breakfast to be arranged for needy children at schools.

The study found that almost half of the teachers are bringing food in for pupils who attend school on empty stomachs.

Four out of five teachers said they witness hungry children every morning and 55 percent said up to a quarter of pupils arrive at school having not eaten enough at home. Full story...

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