Please Mr State take care of my children
Scotsman.com News - Politics - The high cost of 'free' schooling
MOST parents struggle to meet their children's school costs, under pressure to fund trips and buy expensive uniforms, a report warned yesterday.
Some schools pester parents to make "voluntary" contributions towards their children's education, the charity Citizens Advice said.
And with uniforms reportedly costing up to £500, one in ten parents said associated expenses had influenced their choice of school.
The charity warned poorer families could find the cost of uniforms, photos and books too much to bear. David Harker, chief executive of Citizens Advice, called on ministers to take a tougher line with schools.
"Parents shouldn't have to spend sleepness nights worrying about how they are going to pay for what their child needs simply to go to school," he said.
FFS - even I have noticed Tesco advertising 3 school shirts for £3.75. Before a single one of these whinging scroungers is allowed to open the fat crisp filled face to demand the the taxpayer further subsidised the bastard offspring of their sordid and seedy lives I would love to know how many £40 football shirts the little brats already have. They are your children take some bloody responsibility for them.