Pranksters told to leave school early [IrishExaminer]
- Published: 22 May 2010
A PRINCIPAL was forced to end the term early for 70 sixth-year students after a series of pranks at a Co Tipperary school left one student requiring medical treatment.
Principal Pat O’Toole took the drastic action after a series of incidents on Wednesday at St Mary’s School in Newport.
The disruption included the release of crickets during an assembly period and also resulted in a first-year student requiring medical treatment.
Mr O’Toole said he had made the decision to end the sixth-years’ time at school early on Wednesday rather than the following Monday evening on "health and safety" grounds. "There was a number of incidents which I found totally unacceptable," he said.
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