I went to 10 schools and I cannot remember ever really noticing what other children had - or did not have. We did not take toys to school and while in secondary school there were desirable items that were all the rage, I remember hula hoops, big petticoats, shoes with a heel, a bra!, but while some people would have them, the majority didn't. looking back I can see that one or two children in my class probably did come from impoverished homes, had free school meals, and help with uniforms, but it was never commented on at the time.
Teachers had favourites and there was one father, a builder, who did do a lot for the school and the head teacher made a big thing of him and her, to his daughter's deep mortification.
In my class we had a deaf girl and one with mild epilepsy. They both were part of a group of friends anddidOlevels and A levels like the rest of us. One class did have a girl with learning disabilities who was accepted by all and, not to my knowledge, teased or bullied.
But I cannot say I bothered about it much, nor did other people. Life is not fair and the sooner we learn that and how to cope with it, the better.
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