Parents fear loss of state allowance will affect children's education

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated July 22 2014 - 11:08am, first published July 21 2014 - 8:19am
Lalor Secondary College Year 10 student Ron Garcia uses the EMA program which is to be axed. Photo: Angela Wylie
Lalor Secondary College Year 10 student Ron Garcia uses the EMA program which is to be axed. Photo: Angela Wylie

It's the out-of-the-blue school expenses that put Allyson Griffith, a full-time student and single mother of three, under severe financial stress.

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