Back-to-school costs always a pinch on parents
A charity that supports needy children in the Bay says an increasing number of parents are struggling to cover back-to-school costs . Read More
Help at hand as school expenses mount
Back to school uniform purchase. Ashleigh Keach, 13, Karla Keach, and Brooke Keach, 10. Photo/George Novak
Parents could be forced to fork out as much as $400 for a new school uniform and Bay school principals and community agencies are geared up to help families who are struggling to pay back-to-school expenses.
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Hardship follows back-to-school costs
Josh went back to school last week in a rag-tag uniform. As his mum says it was “scraped together”.
He was still wearing the over-sized and tattered shorts he wore last year and the over-sized shirts he also wore last year.