Students who suffer medical emergencies 'should have access to deferred exams'

The State Examination Commission has been asked to allow students to resit Leaving Certificate papers if they suffer a medical emergency.

Leaving Cert students who experience a serious medical emergency during their State exams should be given another opportunity to sit an alternative exam within the same cycle.

That's according to Epilepsy Ireland, which has called on the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to reconsider its decision to refuse students access to the ‘deferred’ exams next month should they have a medical emergency, such as a seizure, during an exam.