I think it’s having to have the latest “designer” pencil case, pencils, trainers, backpack etc or being stigmatised. Social media means the bullying carries on 24/7.
It sounds pretty trivial to us, but to the children involved it can lead to being bullied.
When schools banned these “designer” items and gave everyone a standard pencil case and backpack apparently it resulted in less truancy and better behaviour.
Dressing up days and school trips which put pressure on parents with little money was found to discriminate against the poorest too. As does discussing your weekend or holiday.
One September when I was teaching, we discussed what children had done in the holidays. One child said nothing at all. When pressed he said he did nothing, and went nowhere because his dad was in prison. A sobering thought.
The Republic of Ireland and their tensions with migrants.
34 year old assisted euthanasia