89% of parents fear heavy school bags will injure children

Up to 89% of parents of primary school children are concerned that heavy school bags could be injuring their children’s backs, according to the National Parents Council (Primary).

The weight of school bags was the “single biggest issue that parents contact the NPC about”, said National Parents Council (Post Primary) director, Paul Beddy.

Nearly one-third of the 3,000 parents who responded to the NPC (Primary) survey said their children’s schoolbags were so heavy that their children couldn’t walk with them on their backs.