Pupils ‘crippled by drink’ in mid-teens
The schoolchildren, as young as 15 and 16, are working long hours in supermarkets, pubs and garages and spending the money on alcohol and drugs, leaving them unable to stay awake in class, says the Irish Vocational Education Association (IVEA).
As the association’s two-day congress opens this morning, IVEA president, Michael Moriarty, says it is time for society to wake up and for parents to examine the example they are setting for their children.
