Published On: January 9th, 2015|

The Telegraph – Staff Writer

” Rising numbers of children are arriving for school hungry, according to a poll of teachers. Almost two fifths of school staff say that every day, they see pupils turning up for class who have not had enough to eat, while a similar proportion see it between once and four times a week. And nearly a third suggested that a child has blamed falling asleep in class on being hungry or thirsty.”(more)