Leaving Cert Student Wins A High Court Challenge
He took the challenge after he was excluded from receiving a calculated grade from his mother
The Department of Education had argued his mother, who is also his teacher has a conflict of interest.
However the Court found the decision to exclude students who are schooled by a parent at home is arbitrary, unfair and unreasonable.
Elijah Bourke from Castlebar in Co Mayo took the case and says he's overjoyed with the outcome for him and other home-schooled students:
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