Parents seek schools’ help to reduce cost of books [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 10 June 2011
SCHOOLS need to do more to help reduce the cost of books for families, a group of concerned parents has claimed.
They want teachers and principals to use less workbooks that can’t be re-used and a system where textbooks that have to be bought can be ordered in bulk to reduce the financial burden.
Margaret Finn is one of the group of parents from more than a handful of Mayo schools who have been meeting since last month to get the issue addressed.
"I have a son in third class and another in fifth but the issue is the same in so many other schools. Their books have cost us around €300 a year for a few years now," she said.
Ms Finn’s husband, Michael, is out of work and the family from Carnaculla near Swinford is in receipt of social welfare. "We have three older children who are finished school, but for most families, these kind of costs weren’t such a big issue when everything was going well," Ms Finn said.
