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Commissioned from Armitage Shanks to assess the state of washrooms and toilets in schools, the company's 'Bog Standard Campaign' has revealed that seven out of ten toilet blocks in schools were installed over twenty years ago, half of which were described as in a 'poor' condition. With primary schools in the worst condition, the schools blame their Government paymasters for the decline in facilites with budgetary constraints preventing the situation from being remedied. The company highlighted the problem through it's work with schools in East Yorkshire where the threat of bullying in old underused facilities is a significant problem. The Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence confirmed the results by stating that children were purposefully avoiding drinking at school in order to avoid use of the toilets. It was perceived as important to children's morale and health that user-friendly and good quality toilets should be installed as soon as possible.

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