Kids from Carrigaline told to bring own toilet paper to school

October 6, 2009 by Baby Chums
Filed under: News, Weird

Children from Carrigaline in Co Cork, Ireland are being told to bring their own toilet paper to school to help offset cutbacks in funding.

St John’s Girls National School in Carrigaline have confirmed a memo was sent to parents last week requesting that their daughters bring a roll of toilet paper to give to the class teacher, who would dispense the rolls to students when required.

It’s part of the school’s programme to cut costs so that shrinking state funds can be better spent on education, says principal Catherine O’Neill about the bizarre request.

She refused to divulge the school’s annual budget but said that the Government’s abolition of various grants was behind the request.

The letter, dated October 1, reads: “Dear parent. From time to time we will request your daughter to bring in a toilet roll to her class teacher. These rolls will be specifically for your daughter’s class and will be dispensed by the class teacher. We would also request that your daughter has tissues in her sack at all times. This is due to cutbacks. we are endeavoring to trim down expenses and ensure we use our grants towards the educational needs of your child.”

She stressed that the request was just that, and pupils were not obliged to comply.