10 year old twins booted from university

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OK, this story isn't exactly about AS but it takes a very

intelligent child of 10 to actually hold their own at the university

level.

http://ca.news./s/afp/canada_child_university

10 year old twins booted from university

Wed Jan 31, 10:41 AM

OTTAWA (AFP) - Twin 10-year-old boys threw a tantrum after being

expelled from university and are seeking reparations for age

discrimination from a human rights tribunal.

With the help of their mother, Sebastien and filed a

complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Commission after the

University of Ottawa expelled them from a course that looked at the

environmental, political, and ethical issues raised by advances in

science and technology.

The university said it made a mistake when it allowed the twins to

enroll in the course in September.

" The expulsion had nothing to do with age, " spokeswoman Sophie

Nadeau told AFP. " They didn't have a high school diploma and weren't

in the process of obtaining a high school diploma, which is required

for admittance. "

But the family refused to accept the school's explanation, saying

the university took their tuition fees, issued student cards to the

boys, and they completed the required course work despite being

booted from the class.

" As far as I'm concerned, they've earned their credits, " their

mother , who had taken the course too, told local media.

The boys are seeking unspecified damages, she added.

Commission spokesman Jeff Poirier would not comment on the case, but

said age discrimination complaints from children are rare. The

statute is aimed primarily at curbing injustice to seniors, he added.

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