Leaving Cert exam results will be withheld if parents lobby teachers

Teachers have expressed concern about the pressure they are likely to come under from parents to inflate their students’ grades. Picture: Denis Minihane.

Parents of Leaving Cert students caught lobbying teachers for better results this year risk their children’s results being “withheld”, under plans to be approved by the Cabinet today.

Education Minister Norma Foley is bringing legislation to Government for approval which will provide the basis for this year’s calculated grades and exam hybrid system.