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‘Desperate neglect’: teachers washing clothes and finding beds as poverty grips England’s schools (www.theguardian.com)
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School leaders said that as well as hunger they were now trying to mitigate exhaustion, with increasing numbers of children living in homes without enough beds or unable to sleep because they were cold. They warned that “desperate” poverty was driving problems with behaviour, persistent absence and mental health.

The head of a primary school in a deprived area in north-west England, speaking anonymously to avoid identifying vulnerable children, said: “We have a child who we put in the shower a couple of times a week.” He described the family’s bathroom as “disgusting” and said they couldn’t afford to buy cleaning products.

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[-] Streetlights@lemmy.world 28 points 6 months ago

Just waiting for gov to triumphantly announce they've reopened the workhouses.

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

Skipping straight to company towns.

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