Council Tax rises looming in Stockton with very difficult decision required It’s a bit of a trick the Government is playing on all councils - saying we’ve got a boost of 4.5%, but failing to say 85% of that will have to be raised locally
19:41, 22 JAN 2021
Updated
Subscribe
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice
By Alex Metcalfe
A probe into school uniform costs has found some families are cutting back on food to pay clothing bills. A PROBE into school uniform costs has found some families are cutting back on food to pay clothing bills. Stockton Council has urged schools to review their uniform policies “as a matter of urgency” after finding high costs are putting an increased burden on parents. Cllr Steve Nelson told cabinet colleagues how he himself had suffered “uniform segregation” in the 1960s at a meeting on Thursday (December 17). And he later revealed how high uniform costs had triggered a severe hardship for one family.
School uniform probe finds families are cutting back on food to pay for costly clothing
Schools have been urged to review uniform policies as a matter of urgency as prices were found to be putting an increased burden on families
06:00, 20 DEC 2020
Subscribe
When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice
A probe into school uniform costs has found some families are cutting back on food to pay clothing bills.
A PROBE into school uniform costs has found some families are cutting back on food to pay clothing bills. Stockton Council has urged schools to review their uniform policies “as a matter of urgency” after finding high costs are putting an increased burden on parents. Cllr Steve Nelson told cabinet colleagues how he himself had suffered “uniform segregation” in the 1960s at a meeting on Thursday. And he later revealed how high uniform costs had triggered a severe hardship for one family. Cllr Nelson said: “We had a case of someone in the region who borrowed £50 off a loan shark to help pay for a school uniform and ended up owing £30,000.