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no a-level results?

Basically my sixth form said that if i don't return my books on book return day, they will not give me my a level results. I lost a cd to one of my books and they're not accepting it back and say i have to pay. Me being a stingy tight fisted guy would rather not pay.
Question is, is it legal for them to not give me my result if i don't return my book?

thx in advance

Reply 1

alwaysme

The results go straight from the exam board to UCAS so they can't stop you going to university, but you might have trouble getting your hands on the actual certificates.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 2

ddrrzzeerr

In my sixth form the give you your results but then don't give you your exam certificates if you owe money. I am not sure if it is legal or not but you have lost a cd, it is fair that you should pay for it so pay it ffs.

Reply 3

kerily

Mine threatened me with this when I didn't attend their end-of-sixth-form celebration due to being away :lol:

They won't actually withhold your results (and in any case, your results will still go to your universities and the exam board will still process them and stuff); they're bluffing. But you should pay for the CD anyway, unless there's some really good reason why you can't afford to.

Reply 4

supernova92

Wow! I had stray cd's at home and brought them back separately, and the teachers were like oh you didn't have to bring them back :colondollar:

You could say you left it in one of the computers in school? Or just pay...

Reply 5

Derfel

They can't legally withhold your results, they'll most probably charge you though if you return the books late/damaged or missing CDs.

Reply 6

Mendeleev's Table

Are you trying to justify 'stealing' your school's property?

Reply 7

wasteman

Original post by Derfel

They can't legally withhold your results, they'll most probably charge you though if you return the books late/damaged or missing CDs.

what if i dont pay what can they do

Reply 8

Derfel

Original post by wasteman

what if i dont pay what can they do

Depends how far they are willing to take it, the books are their property so essentially you're stealing them off them. They'll most probably keep fining you.

Reply 9

Ayesha1234

That's hilarious :biggrin:

I kept my politics books cos I'm doing it at uni :colondollar:

my sixth form didn't say anything. Tbh, it sounds a bit absurd that they'd refuse to let you know your results. I think you shouldn't pay, if you've got your firm and insurance, they'll prob email you the night before telling you that you've been accepted or not.

**But in hindsight, they're cancelling the course so they don't need them back but if I did need to give it back, they wouldn't make such a big fuss over it, that's just silly :smile:

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 10

Little Hobbit

If you lost the cd you should pay for it. I bet you wouldn't be too chuffed if someone lost something of yours and refused to pay because they were too 'stingy'

Reply 11

limetang

It's an empty threat.

They can't not give you your results and certificates as they belong to you not the school.

Still you should replace the CD. It's the right thing to do.

Reply 12

flying plum

Universities do this too...if you don't settle up your fines, you don't graduate. I'm guessing this is where schools have got the idea. It's different I would think, in schools, because there are independent exam boards.

However, may i suggest you just pay the flipping fine? Not a good habit to get into - you'll end up the enemy of the librarians at Uni, and they are definitely people you want on your side...

Reply 13

Aspiringlawstudent

No, they can't withold your results.

You do, however, have to pay for the lost materials.

Reply 14

wasteman

thx everyone its sorted now though just tricked a first year to let me borrow the cd

Reply 15

kay.p

just pay for the damn thing. why be difficult about it. it sounds really stupid for the school to compromise your results for books but you lost the CD so you must pay for it.

Reply 16

venenecinema

Original post by wasteman

what if i dont pay what can they do

Just pay it you cheapskate.

Reply 17

wasteman

Original post by kay.p

just pay for the damn thing. why be difficult about it. it sounds really stupid for the school to compromise your results for books but you lost the CD so you must pay for it.