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Homeschooled Leaving Cert student wins case against the State

A Leaving Cert student home-schooled by his mother has won his High Court challenge against the Minister for Education’s decision to exclude him from the calculated grades process. Elijah Burke had claimed the exclusion of students that were tutored by a parent or close relative at home from the calculated grades process breached his rights and was unfair and discriminatory. Essentially, he says he was being punished for being home schooled. Well he went to court and he won!  Elijah and his mother, and teacher, Martina Burke joined Mark Cagney on Thursday's edition of the Hard Shoulder to share their story. see more