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Humiliation for only A-level student not to get straight As
18 Aug 2005
The only A-level student in England and Wales not to achieve straight A-grades today hit out at the examination rules he says have humiliated him. Doug Ramsbottom, 18, got A-grades in all but two of the modules he took across three courses, and in the others he got low Bs, which brought one of his overall grades down to a medium B.
"It's a total embarrassment," Doug told DeadBrain. "All of my friends have got at least three As, and one of them's a spastic. If it wasn't for the unfair rules I'd have got three as well."
Doug fell foul of two different regulations while taking his A-levels. In Gardening Studies he failed to turn up for the exam because he "wanted to watch Neighbours" and consequently got a zero mark, which translates as a B under the current grade boundaries.
Meanwhile in Pornology (the study of internet pornography during IT lessons) Doug turned up but "couldn't be bothered" to answer any of the questions. After writing his name correctly, which scored him one mark (an A-grade), he then produced a mobile phone from his pocket and began playing Snake. He was removed from the room when he challenged one of the invigilators to beat his score and had his exam declared void.
Doug is now considering challenging his results under the Human Rights Act. "I've been discriminated against, it's perfectly obvious," he said. "Just because I made a few mistakes it doesn't mean I shouldn't get straight As like everyone else in the country."
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Look at this, moron.
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