LC exams could not be held in reliable manner - McHugh

The Minister for Education, Joe McHugh, has said there is compelling evidence that the Leaving Cert exams could not be held in a reliable or valid manner.

There was also the prospect of the exam papers being redesigned to such as extent that they would be unrecognisable, he said. The Minister said it offers all students the option of calculated grades for the 2020 LC, and it also guarantees them the right to sit the exams in the normal way when it is safe at a later stage.

Sinn Féin's Education Spokesperson, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, said Leaving Cert students have endured "incredible anxiety". He told the Dáil that while it was right to cancel the exams, he is not convinced that the right alternative was chosen.

His alternative isn't reliable or valid either

Its a copout where there is a will...

Fair play to joe hard decision to make

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