When you go to university you worry about the accommodation, friends you will or won’t make and what work you need to do for your course. What you don’t worry about is arriving at university, being told that they can’t support you and have to leave your accommodation. You’re given no reason, no support and return home in tears never wanting to return to education again – at least not to another university.
The question is ‘Is this legal?’
NO, this is disability discrimination at its worst unless the university is using a fitness to study policy but even then you can demand the reasons for rejection from any university and those should be given within 10 days!
What happens now? Well you write a complaints letter to the university outlining what has happened and request the reasons for rejection. Both of these should be solved in 10 days. If you are still not happy you can contact several organisations (links page) who can guide you through what you are entitled to, look at the complaint again or even help you take legal action against the university!
The university may be using what they call a duty of care where if they feel the course will cause you mental or physical harm but don’t assume that these fancy phrases mean what they are doing is right! You hold a right to appeal whatever they say and if their decision is causing more mental or physical harm then the chances are they are in the wrong! These procedures are there to protect you not destroy you!
Remember to keep a record of all letters, emails, summary of meetings – these will help you fight your case!
All university rules and procedures should be available on their website and legal information is available at http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm.
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