School hygiene poverty on the increase in the UK

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. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/teachers-washing-students-school-uniforms-amid-hygiene-poverty-worries-13254639 #schools #poverty #costofliving SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales