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Ukrainian Refugee Drops Out Over Russian Language Pressure

12/25/2025

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Kateryna Endeberia, a Ukrainian refugee, dropped out after pressure to study Russian, which she found traumatic due to her father's military involvement.
She fled Ukraine in 2022 and described the college's insistence on Russian as hurtful, equating it with discrimination.
Endeberia has chosen home study and plans to sit A-level exams privately in 2026.
She criticized the college for lacking support and is pursuing a complaints process.

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Kateryna Endeberia, a Ukrainian refugee, dropped out after pressure to study Russian, which she found traumatic due to her father's military involvement.
She fled Ukraine in 2022 and described the college's insistence on Russian as hurtful, equating it with discrimination.
Endeberia has chosen home study and plans to sit A-level exams privately in 2026.
She criticized the college for lacking support and is pursuing a complaints process.