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Half a million children bullied at school for being poor, poll shows
School children during a Year 5 class at a primary school in Yorkshire

ONE in 10 parents living in poverty say that their child has been bullied as a result of their economic conditions, according to new research by charity Parentkind.

During a poll of 2,000 parents living on the lowest incomes, almost a quarter reported going into debt covering expenses such as transport and school trips — spending an average of £2,000 a year on school costs.

One in 20 children living in poverty go to school hungry, the poll found, while one in eight relied on food parcels from their child’s school. 

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