Children's Commissioner hits out at lack of political action to address uniform costs

Aug 04, 2017, 08:59 AM

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Another story has emerged during our investigation into school uniforms in Northern Ireland. We have been given an excerpt from the Northern Ireland Commission for Children and Young People's Educational Inequalities and Inclusion Paper. It raises the issue of "isolation rooms". The paper says they are used "for infringements of schools rules such as uniform breaches or low level disciplinary incidents." "These are sometimes referred to as "internal suspensions". The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People Koulla Yiasouma joined Stephen in studio this morning and we got the views of Kathleen O'Hare, principal of Hazelwood Integrated College.