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Hillsborough disaster: Hundreds of pupils taught about 1989 tragedy

Related Topics: Ian Byrne, LFC Foundation

By Phil Cooper

Reporter, BBC Radio Merseyside

A project aimed at educating school children about the "injustice of Hillsborough" has been delivered to nearly 500 pupils in Liverpool.

Ninety-seven football supporters died following a crush at Sheffield Wednesday's stadium on 15 April 1989.

The project is delivered by LFC Foundation through workshops and school assemblies.

West Derby Labour MP Ian Byrne came up with the idea and said he wanted the initiative to be rolled out nationally.

In 2016 an inquest jury concluded the football fans were unlawfully killed at Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest.