Mum advised to take son from school, court told

The mother of a young student who underwent surgery for serious head injuries after he collapsed at the end of a school rugby match has told the High Court she was upset when the school later advised her he could not stay there.

Her son Lucas was “not himself” and was having difficulties when he returned, when still receiving therapy for his injuries, to St Michael’s College, Ailesbury Road, in the academic year 2010-2011 to take a couple of Leaving Certificate subjects, Michelle Neville said.

She was “upset” when later phoned by the school and told it would be better if he didn’t stay, she said.