RUC `survey' Catholic schools
North Belfast Sinn Féin Councillor Danny Lavery has criticised
the principals and teachers of two Catholic secondary schools who
allowed the RUC to conduct a survey among their sixth formers.
Lavery speaking after Sinn Fein received a copy of the
questionnaire which was supplied to pupils of St Patrick's on the
Antrim Road and St Gemma's in Ardoyne as well as the Protestant
Boys and Girls Model schools told AP/RN, ``the principals and
teachers of St Gemmas and St Patricks should have more sense
given the record of the RUC in our communities over the years.''
Lavery called on parents not to allow their children to
co-operate with RUC stunts such as these. ``The RUC killed Seamus
Duffy, a local schoolboy, with a plastic bullet and they
regularly stop and search youngsters going and coming from school
in acts of blatant sectarian intimidation'', stated Lavery.
The RUC survey was conducted by a `Community Affairs Unit' from
Antrim Road RUC barracks and its objective, was to ``identify'' the
type and frequency of contact with RUC, how sixth formers rate
the approach of RUC officers and if sixth formers think the RUC
have a good understanding of the views of young people.
The survey also asked how important it is for the RUC to improve
their relationships with young people and what sixth formers view
as the most important areas of police work.
``Children are not stupid and can recognise what the RUC mobile
support units are. One day its the `community cop', the next its
the same person wielding an automatic rifle and plastic bullet
gun'', concluded an angry Lavery.
Meanwhile it has become known that the RUC and British army are
to visit St Gemma's this Friday, May 8. Local councillors Bobby
Lavery and Mick Conlon have sought an urgent meeting with St
Gemma's principal Cecelia McCluskey to protest at what they see
as ``a dangerous crown forces propaganda stunt''.
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