Many teachers (83%) see their students going to school hungry and 55% of them go to school without eating enough food, and the sad reason of it is that families are heated by the economic crisis and unemployment affecting children and their education.
In a survey made by online Guardian Teacher Network show that the 49% of 591 teachers in Britain bring fruits and food to give children who have not had breakfast and the 17% of them give them money to buy something to eat.
Dr Clare Gerada chairman of the Royal College of GPs, support free breakfast for children in schools: "Providing free school breakfast to those eligible for free school meals would be a start. Though clearly it would not address the underlying issue of poverty, [it] would at least mean that children from poor families would not jeopardise their chances of learning." She said.
The pupils affected by poorness are feeling tired and unwell; teachers had ovserbed lack of concentration, tiredness and changes in children’s behavior which is very shocking for the president of the National Association of Head Teachers who says: "The survey results are quite shocking. I can believe that it's a growing problem. I've seen it in my school. A child who's arriving at school hungry and tired can't learn. Free school breakfasts could help tackle that. They would be a way forward."

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