Wick school celebrates LGBTQIA+ with tomorrow's Purple Friday

Wick High School (WHS) is celebrating its first ever Purple Friday tomorrow (February 25) in which pupils and staff are invited to wear something purple in support of LGBT Youth Scotland.

This is a day created by LGBT Youth Scotland to raise awareness of the great work they do in a bid to make Scotland the best place for LGBTQIA+ young people to grow up.

Today (Thursday 24th February), S6 will be hosting a Pride and Purple-themed bake sale.

On Friday, pupils and staff are invited to wear something purple. This can be something subtle like purple socks or you can go all-out and arrive in your full purple three-piece suit. There is no donation required to wear something purple; the aim is simply to show that "Wick High School is a place that celebrates diversity".

A WHS spokesperson said: "We are working towards creating an as inclusive school as possible and Purple Friday is a step towards that. We are looking forward to seeing everyone’s purple on Friday."

For more information on Purple Friday and LGBT Youth Scotland check out the links below:

Purple Friday: www.purplefriday.org/

LGBT Youth Scotland: www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/

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