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Should the state exams be cancelled?!

Should the state exams be cancelled?!
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Do you think the State examinations should be cancelled this year?

Is it unfair to keep Leaving and Junior Certificate students in limbo at the moment and is it only adding extra stress to them and their families?!

Later today, more clarity is expected on the situation with schools re-openings as the Cabinet is set to sign off on some new restrictions in light of continuing rising figures of Covid cases and hospitalisations.

On this morning's Deise Today, Damien spoke to many Waterford parents about how they, and their children feel, about the examinations issue particularly.

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Would it be fair to expect students to sit their exams later this summer after missing so much schooling already? Would continuous assessment be a better option or indeed, do you think it's important for students and the education system that the exams go ahead?!

You can listen back to the views of the parents on Deise Today this morning by clicking below here...

 

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You can listen back, meanwhile, to the full Deise Today from this morning by clicking on the link below here...

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