Back to school: How to save on uniform costs

BBC News Tuesday 25 August 2026, 23:08 UTC 1 min read

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From baby banks to supermarket deals, there are many ways parents can ease the back-to-school burden.

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A group of multi-faith parents has filed a joint lawsuit against Palo Alto Unified School District in California and Palo Alto High School's principal Brent Kline over a field trip to a local mosque last year. According to the August 7 lawsuit, as part of the school's Social Justice Pathway curriculum, students took a tour of a mosque hosted by the Muslim Community Association and took part in several religious activities and were allegedly encouraged to don religious garb without parental...

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