Figures released as part of a Freedom of Information request
Ambulances were called to primary or high schools across the Isle of Man thirteen times in the school year of 2022-23 - over double that of any previous year on record.
That's according to figures released as part of a Freedom of Information request.
The statistics also reveal that emergency services were called for a member of staff, or student, seven times from 2023 to present.
The lowest number of callouts was in 2020-21, when only one ambulance was called - presumably as schools were shut several times that year due to Covid-19 restrictions.
The statistics in full:
- 2018 - 2019 = 2
- 2019 - 2020 = 3
- 2020 - 2021 = 1
- 2021 - 2022 = 6
- 2022 - 2023 = 13
- 2023 - present = 7
The response, from the Department of Education, Sport and Culture, does not reveal the reasons why medical professionals were requested.
You can find the FOI response in full HERE.
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