School pays tribute after loss of 14-year-old student

Friday, 22 May 2015 00:00

Staff and students of Queen Elizabeth II High School are paying tribute after the loss of a 14-year-old boy.

Harrison Cushing died after ambulance staff transported him from Ballawattleworth in Peel to Noble's Hospital for emergency assistance on 17th of this month.

Harrison is described by his teachers as a 'pleasure' - as he was an 'able, articulate and confident young man'.

The Department of Education and Children has employed educational psychologists to work to provide bereavement support in the school.

Headteacher Sue Moore had this to say:

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