Midlands Leaving Cert Student Feels "Disregarded And Disrespected"

She's been praising the government's response to the pandemic but critical of the Education Minister's decision.

A Leaving Cert student in the midlands feels they've been disregarded and disrespected by those re-scheduling the exams.

Joy Cloonan from the Sacred Heart School in Tullamore is particularly concerned at the lack of support for students in vulnerable positions.

Last Friday, the Education Minister announced the exams will be delayed until late July or early August, due to the covid-19 outbreak.

Joy doesn't feel students have been listened to during the decision process, and that they're struggling under the pressure of trying to prepare for exams from home.

She feels the Minister could have taken an alternative route:

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