Leaving Cert students and their families are being urged to take extra caution in the run-up to the exams to help minimise the risk of Covid-19 outbreaks. She made the comments after official State Examinations Commission guidance to schools confirmed that students should not sit the exams if they have Covid-19 symptoms. Students and the Leaving Cert: ‘I’m feeling stressed and nervous... I’m worried Covid could disrupt everything’Even in normal times the Leaving Cert is a stressful rite of passage for most students . “ I’ll keep doing what I’m doing to stay safe and make sure I can go ahead sit my exams. “I’m sitting four exams, so I can focus on the ones I don’t do quite as well in to try to boost my points,” he says.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2021 17:26 UTC