Melissa, 12, weighs in with online schoolbook campaign

SECONDARY school student Melissa O’Sullivan-Buckley is enjoying her mid-term break in more ways than one.

“It’s great not having to carry all those heavy books,” she says. “Last week I walked up to my Nan’s from school and my back was nearly broken.”

Melissa, 12, is a student at North Presentation School in Cork and although her home is just 10 minute’s walk away, she often finds the journey backbreaking.