Leaving Cert: Schools confident students will respect Covid measures as exams get under way Some 55,000 students expected to sit written exams, which begin today
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All desks must be at least two metres apart and in well-ventilated areas. Photograph: Laura Hutton
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School principals believe students will abide by safety measures that ban them from presenting for exams if they are required to self-isolate for Covid-19 reasons.
Almost 90 per cent of the 61,500 Leaving Cert candidates have opted to sit written exams, which begin on Wednesday across at about 800 schools and other venues.