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Maryam Khanum

Prestigious University Sends 'Privileged' Students Instruction Manual on How to Be Nice to Working Class Classmates: 'Don't Be a Snob!'

Edinburgh University in Scotland has acknowledged the class-based discrimination that exists within its student body, sharing instances of the manifestation of such discrimination in conversations between students. (Credit: Alamy)

A reputable UK university has warned its students not to discriminate against one another on the basis of class, citing instances of prejudice as the reason why it has issued new guidance regarding student conduct.

"Don't be a snob!" authorities wrote in correspondence to students, further advising: "when you meet new people, be curious about their interests and aspirations rather than their backgrounds."

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