Demands for legislation to protect teachers from parental pressure on Leaving Cert assessments

The Teachers' Union of Ireland says they will work with the proposal and will meet with the Department of Education to make sure it is fair for each student.

Yesterday in a historic announcement the Leaving Cert was cancelled.

Teachers should not come under pressure from parents about their child’s grades and legislation may be required to prevent them from doing so, a TD has said.

The government decided to cancel the Leaving Certificate exams which were due to begin on July 29.