UK University Warns Rich Students To Stop Acting Like 'Snobs' To Poorer Classmates

A guidance has been issued to the wealthier students with a list of actions they need to follow to create an inclusive environment.

Students coming from affluent backgrounds attending the University of Edinburgh have been told to stop acting like snobs and refrain from mocking the accents of their state-educated classmates, according to a report in The Telegraph. Those affected by the ridicule include students admitted to the university under its widening participation programme in which entry requirements are lowered for school leavers from deprived areas. A guidance has been issued to the wealthier students with a list of actions they need to follow to create an inclusive environment by reducing 'socioeconomic microaggressions".

The staff members will also be receiving training on accent bias. Meanwhile, the university admitted to having class-related prejudice problems on the campus. Some of the points mentioned in the list are:

"At the University of Edinburgh, students who come from middle to lower socioeconomic backgrounds are in a minority. However, in wider UK society they are the majority," a statement by the university noted.