What is the cost for parents when children to go back to school?
Parents at a primary school in Greystones, County Wicklow speak about the cost of school uniforms and books. One parent says,
The fact that they wear uniforms makes it more inexpensive
Sister Germaine describes wearing a uniform as a tremendous equaliser. At Saint David's secondary school, Greystones, County Wicklow students can avail of the parents' association second-hand sale.
The advice for buying books is
Buy early and buy second-hand.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 2 September 1985. The reporter is by Caroline Erskine.
