INTO Calls for End to Commercial Exploitation of School Children [indymedia.ie]
- Published: 12 January 2010
INTO: schools should not allow children to be exploited by commercial companies.
The INTO has said primary teachers should not support advertising projects by commercial companies which target children or their families through schools. The union made its announcement following the launch of a project promoted by the Irish Independent and sponsored by Bank of Ireland.
"Bank of Ireland is one of the financial institutions that contributed to this country's economic collapse," said Ms Ní Chuinneagáin. "It has been bailed out to date with 3.5 billion in state aid so far with more taxpayers money expected to be pumped into it. Just today, it is set to get 11.5 billion of taxpayers money through the NAMA scheme to pay for its reckless lending to developers and speculators."
"The 1.5 million euro in sponsorship money is effectively taxpayers' money which is being used to promote the bank through school children," she said. "Primary teachers should not have any hand act or part in promoting the public rehabilitation of this or any other bank in this manner."
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