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Secondary school principals in Northern Ireland have slammed the Education Minister for implying they provide a second class option for pupils. Peter Weir apologised for a clumsy tweet in which he said cancelling the transfer test was a denial of opportunity for some pupils. He said that he did not believe he had let children down over the test debacle but accepted that the disruption was disappointing for many families. On Wednesday AQE announced the cancellation of its planned single transfer test scheduled for late February. The minister was unable to rule out remote learning continuing until Easter, although he did say he did not want it to continue on a prolonged basis. ....