If you Think Education is Expensive, Try Litigation
Adam Freedman ·
Sep 26, 2010 at 2:08pm
A graduate of the Queen's University in Belfast has taken the university to court, claiming that he's entitled to a better class of degree. The class of degree is based entirely on the results of examinations, but the student argues tht if only he had received better supervision from the faculty, he'd have done better on his exams. (h/t Overlawyered).
Disgruntled students have been known to litigate in this country, too. A few years back, the father of a Wisconsin high school student argued that it was unconstitutional for the school to assign summer math homework to his son! (He lost).
So as a Sunday-afternoon, back-to-school special, let me ask: any good stories of student litigation you'd like to share?
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Jun '10
Re: If you Think Education is Expensive, Try Litigation
I coulda done better on the judgin’ exams, but the law is ‘ard, so I become a coal miner. There were no exams for coal minin’ so I passed. If there were no judgin’ exams, I coulda passed ‘em, too. So I come to this here court M’ Lord to get ‘em judgin’ exams pitched, on account I didn’t pass ‘em. Leastwise, if I can’t be a judge, I’d like to stay a coal minin’ but get paid like I were a judgin’ cuz it’s only the exams as keep me from judgin’ M’Lord.
May '10
Re: If you Think Education is Expensive, Try Litigation
A few years ago, a student sued the law school for discriminating against him on exams because he was a slow typist. I sympathize with him on the issue, though not his means.