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Pupils' chairs 'pain in the back'
Published: 16 December, 2008
Increasing numbers of school children are suffering from bad backs because of ill-fitting chairs, a report says. The laws that ensure teachers get appropriately sized chairs and desks do not apply to pupils, who can sit for long spells on uncomfortable furniture. Instead pupils' furniture is chosen because it is the cheapest available, says a report by former English education secretary Charles Clarke. Many school chairs were designed for the bodies of children of the 1960s. Also, children are spending an increasing amount of time in front of computers in schools. Related articles: 
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