More than a dozen local community groups catering to Ireland s youth have been awarded a portion of a €100,000 corporate donation to offset isolation and other challenges thrown up by the pandemic.
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Scariff Community College is the first school in Co. Clare to sign up to participate in a new national LGBTI+ Safe & Supportive Schools Project.
Scariff Community College and 19 other schools nationwide are leading the way by partnering with BeLonGTo Youth Services to undertake its LGBTI+ Safe & Supportive Schools Project, a ground-breaking whole-school approach to creating a school environment that is fully inclusive of LGBTI+ students, thus changing the lives of thousands of young people across Ireland.
BeLonG To Youth Services is the national organisation supporting LGBTI+ young people in Ireland. Findings from its Schools Climate Survey 2019 indicate that an alarming 73% of LGBTI+ students feel unsafe at school. While 68% of LGBTI+ students stated they hear anti-LGBTI+ remarks from other students, a shocking 48% reported hearing homophobic remarks – and a further 55% reported hearing transphobic remarks – from teachers and staff members.
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