Council probe underway into premises which held school formals linked to Covid outbreak Council environmental health officers and public health officials have visited premises linked to a coronavirus outbreak among young people who attended social events . Two school formal events were held in the Culloden Hotel last week. Seanín Graham 01 July, 2021 01:00
The Irish News has learned that environmental health teams from Ards and North Down Borough Council along with public health officials visited the Culloden Hotel following two end-of-year school events last week.
A council spokeswoman confirmed an investigation is underway after the Public Health Agency (PHA) alerted them to a cluster emanating from social events linked to a number of premises .
School formal linked to Covid outbreak in teenagers Pupils at Campbell College and Strathearn School attended the end-of-year events at the Culloden Hotel in Holywood last week. Seanín Graham 30 June, 2021 01:00
A CORONAVIRUS outbreak among teenagers has been linked to two school formals in a hotel as well as at pre and after parties, The Irish News has learned.
Pupils at Campbell College, an all-boys day/boarding school in Belfast, and Strathearn School, a girls grammar also in the east of the city, attended the end-of-year events at the Culloden Hotel in Holywood last week.
While the Public Health Agency (PHA) would not disclose the setting for the latest cluster, a senior official has confirmed they are dealing with at least 20 to 30 positive cases linked to events attended by between 150 to 200 young people.
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Education Minister Peter Weir has announced that period products will be made freely available to pupils here.
The pilot is expected to cost £2.6m over three years, and will launch in the 2021/22 academic year in all schools with female learners.
Mr Weir said: I welcome today s decision by the Executive to support my proposal to fund a pilot scheme to address period poverty in schools. Nobody should miss out on their education because they cannot afford or access these essential products. Providing free period products will help pupils manage their periods confidently at school, reduce anxiety and stress and enable students to focus on their learning.
Peter Weir announces scheme to combat period poverty in schools Peter Weir said nobody should miss out on their education because they cannot afford period products. Picture by Liam McBurney/PA Wire 18 December, 2020 01:00
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PERIOD products are to be made freely available to pupils in primary and secondary schools, Education Minister Peter Weir has announced.
The pilot scheme is expected to cost around £2.6 million over three years and will launch in all schools with female pupils in September next year.
The scheme will be evaluated after the first year to establish whether it benefits pupils.
Mr Weir last night welcomed executive support for the scheme s funding, which he said was to address period poverty in schools .