Hygiene Poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say
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hygiene poverty

Over a million kids live in hygiene poverty. But teachers don't always know what to say

Four in five (82%) state school teachers find it difficult to raise the issue of hygiene with pupils, so students suffer in silence.
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: 'We have reinvented a Victorian problem'
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Hygiene poverty

Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: 'We have reinvented a Victorian problem'

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