SECONDARY SCHOOLS across Ireland are donating their stock of Personal Protective Equipment to local nursing homes, hospitals and medical centres to help health workers on the frontlines keep themselves and their patients safe during the coronavirus crisis.
Secondary schools use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use in practical classes such as chemistry, where students use face masks, gloves or goggles to protect their skin, but with schools closed nationwide for the foreseeable future as the coronavirus spreads, staff have made the decision to donate the gear to the people who need it most.
In Rush, County Dublin, staff members in St Joseph’s Secondary school collected their stock of PPE gear from their science labs and brought the items personally to the Beaumont and Mater hospitals.
A post on the school’s Facebook page stated that “some of our Science teachers spent the morning gathering all of the PPE equipment we had in the school lab and brought it into Beaumont Hospital, with more going to the Mater.
“Well done Ms Kelly and Ms Teehan- every little helps in supporting those doing tremendous work on the frontline.”