Kip Powick Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 EASTON, PA.— Pennsylvania graduate student Megan Thode wasn’t happy about the C+ she received for her internship, saying the mediocre grade kept her from getting her desired degree and becoming a licensed therapist.Thode is suing her professor and Lehigh University in Bethlehem, demanding that her grade be changed. She’s also seeking monetary damages.A judge is hearing testimony on the case this week in Northampton County Court.The Express-Times of Easton reports (http://bit.ly/VUdwAU ) that her professor, Amanda Eckhart, stands by the grade. She says Thode earned zero out of 25 points in class participation.Lehigh attorney Neil Hamburg says it would be unprecedented for the judge to order that her grade be changed.Thode contends the C+ cost her $1.3 million. She says that’s the economic value of a master’s degree in counseling psychology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AME Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 It is quite the tangled web of she said/ she said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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