Judge said teenager smoking cannabis every day before school was 'concerning, tragic thing to hear'

Boy was before was before Cork Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to his part in a violent disorder in Cork City last year

'Unfortunately, I don’t think your parents understood the seriousness of you going to school under the influence of drugs,' judge said. File picture: Getty

A sentencing judge said on Wednesday it was tragic to hear of a 15-year-old having to leave mainstream education because his behaviour was so disruptive and then going to an alternative school, and smoking cannabis every day before he attended.

“That is a really concerning, tragic thing to hear that you were going to school under the influence of drugs as a child.