Schools urged to drop costly uniform crests [Herald.ie]
- Published: 26 August 2010
SCHOOLS have been urged to abandon expensive uniforms and take the pressure off cash-strapped parents.
National Consumer Agency chief executive Ann Fitzgerald has called on schools to reduce the need for compulsory crests on uniforms.
She said all schools need to be "sensitive to the monetary pressures" which "prescriptive school uniforms" place on parents.
However, Tanaiste and Education Minister Mary Coughlan has refused to direct the schools to avoid the type of uniform that restricts parents getting the best value.
School uniforms vary from one school to the next. Some have jumpers, tracksuits and jackets which all carry the school crest and can only be bought from one supplier.
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