Waiting for the Junior Cert results

Must try harder

Sir, – We sold our Junior Certificate Class of 2022 a pup. This is an important State examination, we said.

If there are outstanding issues with prioritisation of Leaving Certificate corrections or a shortage of teachers to correct papers, the very least they could expect is an apology for the delay and a full explanation of the circumstances.

Instead we do not even afford those students the courtesy of announcing a date on which they can expect to get their results. Lest you are tempted to contact Minister for Education Norma Foley, save yourself the bother. She may hold the aforementioned post but I was informed by email from her department that the State Examinations Commission is overseeing this debacle. – Yours, etc,

JACQUELINE POWER,

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Faithlegg,

Co Waterford.