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A row over a public’s school’s toilet paper supply has broken out in a Spanish town, prompting local officials to step in. | A row over a public’s school’s toilet paper supply has broken out in a Spanish town, prompting local officials to step in. |
The government-run Rafael Garcia Valino primary school in Yepes, a town 50km (30 miles) south of Madrid, recently sent out a list of supplies students need for class this year. Among the pens, notebooks and erasers was an unexpected item: six rolls of toilet paper. | The government-run Rafael Garcia Valino primary school in Yepes, a town 50km (30 miles) south of Madrid, recently sent out a list of supplies students need for class this year. Among the pens, notebooks and erasers was an unexpected item: six rolls of toilet paper. |
One parent, Carmen Contreras, complained on her Facebook page that the requirement was “totally surreal.” | One parent, Carmen Contreras, complained on her Facebook page that the requirement was “totally surreal.” |
She said the school told her it didn’t have enough money for toilet paper. | She said the school told her it didn’t have enough money for toilet paper. |
The ABC newspaper says Yepes town hall has offered to resolve the shortage by supplying rolls for the whole school. | The ABC newspaper says Yepes town hall has offered to resolve the shortage by supplying rolls for the whole school. |
No one was available at the school or town hall on Monday for comment. | No one was available at the school or town hall on Monday for comment. |