Teachers are buying soap and toiletries for primary school pupils because of an increase in “hygiene poverty”, according to school staff.
A survey of 500 school staff in the UK suggests that nearly three in 10 (28 per cent) have seen children repeatedly miss school because of hygiene poverty.
The majority of teachers said they had seen children arriving at school in dirty clothes, with unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth over the past year.
Lidl does a litre of liquid soap/shampoo for £2. Everyone else does something very similar.
That is, it’s not money that’s the problem here. Unless we want to start calling it poverty of habit, poverty of culture, poverty of expectations – all of which would be anathema for all cultures are equal, right? – then it’s not, actually poverty. It’s also something not solved with money.
I see that ‘smol, a cleaning brand’ is a sponsor of the survey.
Naturally they’re pushing for a huge lump of the taxpayer’s money.
Don’t primary schools already have soap/etc in the toileting areas *already*? They certainly did when I worralad.
Are we missing a ‘T’ or an ‘O’ there?
Pissy knickers families have been around since forever. The cause is intellectual poverty.
First, they tried to convince us that the hard-up, always whining about poor pay teachers were feeding their charges, and that was met with incredulous laughter.
Now this.
What next?
Just a wild guess, because the teaching profession is crammed with Lefties, but it could be that the “500 school staff” were surveyed at a union conference…
Would any concerned teacher like to chip in for my ‘sky tv poverty’?
I can’t afford it cos I spent all the child welfare on soap and healthy food for the kids.
Actually, never got child welfare so had to spend my hard earned on the soap and so on, so definitely couldn’t afford sky, and not at home to benefit from it much anyway.
Scum be scum. You can’t unscum them by giving them more free stuff. I resent them taking my earnings to try it yet again.
“A survey of 500 school staff in the UK suggests that nearly three in 10 (28 per cent) have seen children repeatedly miss school because of hygiene poverty.”
Evidence?
“Dear Teacher, I’m sorry but Jimmy will be missing school for a couple of days because he stinks to fuck. We’re hoping he’ll have recovered in time for the school trip next Monday…”
Did the headline mean “Poverty” or “Poovery”? I think we should be told.
After ‘period poverty’, now ‘hygiene poverty’ and the charity, The Hygiene Bank.
https://thehygienebank.com/
All illustrating the decadence of our feminised society’s priorities, placing compassionate niceness above personal responsibility.
PS Note that all the children in one image on HB’s website are ‘enrichers’…thus unintentionally but hilariously suggesting that immigrants are unhygienic.
‘Hygiene poverty’ is what you get when a bunch of middle class grifters set up a charity and think about how they are going to scam a living from big business and the tax payer.
“The majority of teachers said they had seen children arriving at school in dirty clothes, with unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth over the past year.”
I once spent 80 minutes trying to get my son at the age of 8 to brush his teeth – he was just being naughty.
It could be caused by poverty – or naughty children.
“The majority of teachers said they had seen children arriving at school in dirty clothes, with unwashed hair and unbrushed teeth over the past year.”
It was the same in the 50’s when I started school. There was always that one kid.
I know we all know this, but there is no material poverty in the west other than self-inflicted (or parentally inflicted). There’s moral, intellectual, aesthetic, artistic poverty, poverty of truth, ambition, effort and responsibility. I am sick to the fucking back teeth of Guardian and BBC types talking this shit.
I had a look at the Hygiene Bank’s accounts. Unless they are selling donated soap (they get a lot of donations ‘in kind’) down the market, it is not a grift. Not with average salaries of £25k and no one earning over £60k.
However you are all correct that there is no such thing as hygiene poverty, only shit parents. I would like to see more charity work directed at this. Although God knows what you’d do; you couldn’t even beat sense and decency into the sort of fuckers we are talking about.
” it is not a grift. Not with average salaries of £25k and no one earning over £60k.”
So a salary of £60k (and probably pension contributions to boot) in return for handing out press releases like the one in the article is not a grift? Its hardly working in the salt mines for a living is it?
I seem to recall that a couple of years ago there were reports of kids who were starting school who weren’t toilet trained and teachers complaining rightly that changing nappies wasn’t in their job description. Yes a Guardian columnist was trying to blame that on poverty too which was obviously ridiculous.
Proud grandparents recently showed me a video clip of their grandson at “pre-nursery school”.
The impressively well co-ordinated wee chap was climbing and jumping in an indoor adventure playground. I complained that I could see his lips moving but couldn’t make out what he was saying.
“He’s counting how long he takes on each circuit.” “How long does he take?” “Eight seconds.”
“Funny, I couldn’t hear ‘eight’.” “That’s because he’s counting in Mandarin.”
I must say his parents are taking the long view. I dare say Two Tier and his mob will want to put a stop to that because it is offensively unequal.
“He’s counting how long he takes on each circuit.” “How long does he take?” “Eight seconds.”
“Funny, I couldn’t hear ‘eight’.” “That’s because he’s counting in Mandarin.”
That’s almost beyond satire!
Immigrants are unhygienic
My first thought too. HIV surge confirms this
Alternatively, maybe teachers think the brownness is dirt
I recall that that icon of the left Mr E. Guevara had some ‘comments’ on the personal hygiene our African cousins after spending some time with them…………
Jim,
“So a salary of £60k (and probably pension contributions to boot) in return for handing out press releases like the one in the article is not a grift? Its hardly working in the salt mines for a living is it?”
It’s not just that they don’t work hard, it’s how much good they actually do. There’s too many charities that are now places for middle-aged women to do some hours, hang out, earn a few quid, but achieve little of value. Women in general are not motivated towards outputs, in whatever sector.
Smaller, younger charities run by men are hugely effective. Because these are men forsaking money. They’re not going to do that just to dick around all day. They want results.
@ Western Bloke
I strongly disagree with you.
It is probably (very probably) the case that *some* women are not motivated towards “outputs” – but that is also true of some men – it is not true of women in general.
“It is probably (very probably) the case that *some* women are not motivated towards “outputs” – but that is also true of some men – it is not true of women in general.”
Thats the thing, I think it IS true of women in general. Or rather that the women who are interested in output are far outnumbered by those interested in doing as little as possible while looking good. And the converse is true for men – those interested in output outnumber the lazy ones.
An all female team will be outproduced by an all male one almost every time. Its why sectors of the economy that are predominantly female are such complete f*ckups – education, healthcare, State employment in general. And the productive areas of the economy are predominantly male. Yes there are individuals who buck the trends, plenty of them, and you will find the productive women end up in the private sector, and unproductive men in the State sector. But in the aggregate the tendencies of each sex are clear to see – men do, while women just are.
I think it’s lack of warm water and warm bathroom.
Also, lippy kids who hate being cold and wet (and don’t see the point of it, since they will be filthy again tomorrow) and parents who no longer can discipline their children without long tiresome detailed discussions. It’s far easier and cheaper to let the little smelly beggars be.
Soap doesn’t help here, what is needed is weekly swimming lessons in school. And much lower energy prices.