Delargy shows MLAs photos of black mould in Derry classrooms as he blasts ‘unacceptable conditions’ - video Dailymotion

Delargy shows MLAs photos of black mould in Derry classrooms as he blasts ‘unacceptable conditions’

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00:00And I've visited many schools in the area recently, which are in these conditions where

00:04children are being taught in porter cabins, which are cold, which have black mould, and

00:09which are in extremely poor condition. So I don't think it's acceptable in 2024 for

00:14any child to be taught in conditions which look like this, where we have situations where

00:20children are being taught in schools with black mould on the ceiling. It's an extreme

00:26health risk for those children. I don't think it's acceptable at all. We also then have

00:33porter cabins which look like this, which are just simply not being maintained by the

00:37Education Authority. And I've brought these photos here today because I think it's very

00:42important. If children in our community and in our constituency are seeing this every

00:47day when they go to school, then people on here who make these decisions should see

00:51these photos as well. So we also have conditions like this, which simply are not acceptable.

00:58Children are going to school every day in conditions which look just like this. So this

01:05may not be a priority for the Education Minister, but it's certainly a priority for me. It's

01:09certainly a priority for Sinn Féin. And what we will continue to do is to stand up for

01:14those children, for those families, and for our community to ensure that our children

01:19can go to school in conditions that are fit for purpose, that are safe,

01:23and where they can be taught in conditions that are appropriate for school education.