Universities' first duty is to our kids

ETHAN Brown's mum Tracy was excitedly getting ready for his graduation just before Christmas last year.

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But when she went to check on her son at their home in Coatbridge she found him dead, having taken his own life.

What his family did not know was that he had earlier been told by Glasgow University that he had failed his degree.

But the university had made a terrible mistake and it was later discovered that he had actually passed with flying colours achieving a 2:1 honours degree.

They also failed to refer him to support services when telling him - wrongly as it turned out - he would not be graduating.