NCPTA backs campaign for compulsory shades

The National Confederation of Parent Teacher Associations (NCPTA) has added its voice to calls from the European Sunglass Association's (ESA) for the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) to make the use of sunglasses compulsory in schools.

Margaret Morrissey, spokesperson for the charity which represents 13,000 PTAs across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said: 'We need to get together to say to government that the issue of compulsory sunglasses in schools needs to be looked at seriously.' She said sunglasses should not be an optional part of school uniform, there should at least be a DCSF recommendation and perhaps even legislation.