Friday, June 5, 2009

Jewish students "quarantined" in Ireand

It's a long story, but the "Leaving Certificate" exam, which I guess would be similar to an exam for a high school diploma except with a lot more pressure since it determines college places, was subject to a screw-up where the wrong English paper was given out. So, an English exam was postponed until Saturday (tomorrow). So what about Irish Orthodox Jewish students who could not take the exam on the Sabbath? They are "quarantined":

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2009/0605/1224248100723.html

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