Sir, - I have just seen Mayo footballers on RTE news bemoaning the fact that, because of the foot-and-mouth crisis, they are training hard without knowing if the football league will resume. As a sportsperson I sympathise. But as a mother of a Leaving Cert student I am appalled and angry that my son has studied for 14 years and is still studying hard, not knowing if his exam will take place.
Teachers - shame on you at a time when our children are stressed enough. - Yours, etc.,
Joan Barry, Iona Drive, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.