School fights move to reinstate drug allegation student

A West of Ireland-based secondary school says it should not have to take back a Junior Cert student it excluded for allegedly selling illegal drugs at school, the High Court heard yesterday.

The action arises out of its the school’s decision to suspend and expel a 14-year-old boy who cannot be identified for legal reasons in March of this year.

The boy, who through his mother has brought separate High Court proceedings aimed at compelling the school to readmit him, is due to sit his Junior Cert examinations in June.