Controversy over 'school bus' exam question

08/06/2005 - 14:13:16
After the first morning of State exams, a controversy has already broken out over the contents of one of the exam papers.

An essay question on the Junior Cert Ordinary Level exam paper included an option with the title "Travelling on a School Bus".

The question comes just two weeks since five teenagers died in a school bus crash in Co Meath.

This morning's paper is being branded "insensitive", and questions are being asked about why a back-up paper was not used.