An investigation was launched and it emerged that there had been a catastrophic series of administrative errors. Ethan, who was studying geography, should actually have been awarded a 2:1.
This was the sad case of a student who, being told he’d failed in error, killed himself. And really, you have to wonder how someone so emotionally fragile was going to survive in the world as it is these days.
But the further you read into it the worse the university’s behaviour seems…
'How could no one have noticed?' asks his mother. 'How did no one care? 'Ethan fell through the cracks in this system and he can't be the only one.'
The coroner agrees:
An internal report, written by Professor Jill Morrison, pinpointed where mistakes had been made. She concluded that this was a 'systemic' problem, rather than an error by an individual.
But the University tskes a cue from Politicians and Police these days; simply lie and deny.
Glasgow University has since apologised to the family, saying: 'We are profoundly sorry that this terrible event occurred and understand the deep distress it has caused.' It also insisted that the error in relation to Ethan's marks was an 'isolated one and that no other students have been affected'.
Daring anyone to prove them wrong, which is remarkably easy:
Tracy is outraged. 'Did they forget we have read the internal report? You don't need a degree to know that a 'systemic problem' is a big deal.' The report makes for devasting reading.
Sadly, this is wasted effort, because modern universities don't care about being competent at the business of running a university, it's no longer what they strive to be good at. Their administration may be shit, but their empty virtue signalling - the real purpose of many universities these days - is always spot on and has all the resources it needs to be on top of the 'job'.
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