"I had to end both exams early and ended up on the bathroom floor getting sick.''
A Leaving Cert student has revealed she was forced to sit exams just hours after having her appendix removed.
18-year-old Amy Richards from Wexford wrote to the Irish Times describing her "inhumane" experience.
Amy said she sat the English Paper 1 just three hours after the surgery, because a request to sit the exam in July was refused.
According to the paper, a statement from the State Examinations Commission said a comprehensive review of how best to support students is scheduled.
She told the Irish Times: “I have no idea what I wrote, I don’t know if it was complete gibberish.
During English paper 2 and maths paper 1 the nausea was horrific."
"The exams were interrupted on numerous occasions so I could receive pain medication and have my drip changed.
“I was trying to write but all I could think about was getting sick. I had to end both exams early and ended up on the bathroom floor getting sick.''
Amy added that she feels there's a lot of pressure put on students around exam time.
