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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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[email protected] | Laura Pollock

Students at St Andrews react to claims of 'anti-Scottish classism'

Students react to the viral post (Image: Newsquest)

STUDENTS at St Andrews say a recent viral “anti-Scottish classism” story reflects a wider reality of accent, class and belonging inside the university bubble.

The viral post – in which scholarship student Sophie Rose Jenkins described being excluded from tutorials because peers and staff said they “couldn’t understand her accent” – left many students sad but unsurprised.

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