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19/03/2002
Students debate drug education issues in Belfast
Sixty pupils from six local schools have gathered at the City Hall in order to debate the issue of drug education in schools.
The students are taking part in the third sitting of the 2001-2002 Drugs and Development Youth Parliament, which has been organised by the Council for Education in World Citizenship, in conjunction with the Eastern Drugs and Alcohol Co-ordination Team.
Pupils from Belfast Boys' Model, La Salle Boys' School, St. Genevieve's High School, St. Louise's Comprehensive College, Sullivan Upper and Victoria College convened at the City Hall on Tuesday 19 March, to hear the session officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Jim Rodgers.
The pupils then went on to participate in a series of workshops designed to draw up a three-year drug prevention plan, based on an allocated budget. The students then will present this policy to a conference next month, organised by the Eastern Drugs and Alcohol Co-ordination Team (EDACT).
In the afternoon, a plenary session, chaired by Paddy O'Flaherty of BBC Radio Ulster, debated drugs education policies in schools.
The Youth Parliament is part of a Europe-wide initiative aimed at giving young people the opportunity discuss and debate issues involving the production, trafficking and consumption of illegal drugs, as well as broadening their knowledge of issues related to globalisation and human rights.
Over the course of three full Parliamentary sessions, the students will also discuss the drugs issue with policy makers and representatives from the voluntary sector.
(CL)
The students are taking part in the third sitting of the 2001-2002 Drugs and Development Youth Parliament, which has been organised by the Council for Education in World Citizenship, in conjunction with the Eastern Drugs and Alcohol Co-ordination Team.
Pupils from Belfast Boys' Model, La Salle Boys' School, St. Genevieve's High School, St. Louise's Comprehensive College, Sullivan Upper and Victoria College convened at the City Hall on Tuesday 19 March, to hear the session officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Jim Rodgers.
The pupils then went on to participate in a series of workshops designed to draw up a three-year drug prevention plan, based on an allocated budget. The students then will present this policy to a conference next month, organised by the Eastern Drugs and Alcohol Co-ordination Team (EDACT).
In the afternoon, a plenary session, chaired by Paddy O'Flaherty of BBC Radio Ulster, debated drugs education policies in schools.
The Youth Parliament is part of a Europe-wide initiative aimed at giving young people the opportunity discuss and debate issues involving the production, trafficking and consumption of illegal drugs, as well as broadening their knowledge of issues related to globalisation and human rights.
Over the course of three full Parliamentary sessions, the students will also discuss the drugs issue with policy makers and representatives from the voluntary sector.
(CL)
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