Survey reveals, hands down, that teens don’t know how to wash properly

A survey of teenagers has confirmed what every parent suspected — they haven’t a clue how to wash themselves.

The survey of 100 students in the West put the 16-year-old boys and girls through a simple hand-washing test. Every one of them failed.

The transition-year students at Presentation College Athenry all thought they knew how to wash their hands properly but, an inspection afterwards under a UV light confirmed the 100% failure rate.