“You’re really not being clear, Minister. I’m asking you a simple question.”
New NCCA specification.
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Education Minister Norma Foley says that further “medical advice” is needed before it can be said whether a child under 16-years-old should be able to change their gender and go on hormone blocker.
Some Irish colleges now offer high-points courses to students on a random basis, partly due to grade inflation. Asked if this was fair, Norma Foley said students who miss out on their dream course can pursue “other avenues”, and that grade inflation ensured “equity” amid Covid.
There’s a fine line between “brave and principled” and just flat out weird.
Ironically, in this case, phones in schools is actually a pretty good example of why Government shouldn’t interfere with the small stuff:
“We have never had as many teachers employed in the system as we do currently.”
“My concern is the challenge of using the pronouns.”
Closing imminently.
Half of the law-and-order pledges Fianna Fáil made in its 2019 local election manifesto have re-appeared in their 2024 manifesto. Ben Scallan asks Education Minister Norma Foley why the public should believe her party will achieve these if they didn’t over the last 5 years.
I’m increasingly nervous about a prediction I made at the start of the year.