Hygiene poverty is forcing more teachers to wash pupils’ school uniforms themselves, with many saying students would face isolation or bullying otherwise.
Data from a survey shows 80% of teachers reported seeing an increase in hygiene poverty among their students.
Some 40% of teachers surveyed by cleaning brand smol and the Hygiene Bank charity say they have washed a student’s uniform themselves to ensure they attend school in clean clothes and 88% say they’ve helped students with essential hygiene products.
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