Uproar over university ‘expelling students’ who scored low marks

The students’ council has rapped the University of Bahrain’s (UoB) decision to reject the pleas submitted by the students who were reportedly expelled for scoring low annual Grade Points Average (GPA).

The university’s decision follows the recommendations by a special committee to study the cases of students whose scores remained below average and had requested a second chance to continue their classes.

Speaking to Tribune, council member Muath Al Kailani said the decision would do more harm than good. “Earlier, students were granted five opportunities to enhance their scores before warnings were issued. The new regulations are being implemented against the students who joined after 2017,”

“We have learnt that the committee has completed responding to most students’ requests to be granted a second chance, and the majority of the requests were rejected,”