Letter to the Editor: Right to postpone the Leaving Cert exams

Education Minister Joe McHugh was right to postpone this year’s Leaving Certificate.
Letter to the Editor: Right to postpone the Leaving Cert exams
Mon, 13 Apr, 2020 - 01:00

Education Minister Joe McHugh was right to postpone this year’s Leaving Certificate.

With a daughter studying for that exam and planning for a future at University College Cork, I have taken part in the National Parents Council survey and followed the debates about whether or not to hold the state exams during the coronavirus outbreak.

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