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A woman has sued a university for $1.3 million (£836,000) after she received a C+ grade.
Megan Thode, 27, studied at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania in 2009. She required a B in a course, but her low grade meant she failed to become a state-certified counsellor.

Thode claimed that the C+ ruined her chances of a career in professional counselling, and is suing for the amount she believes she would have earned had she passed.

She alleged that her professor graded her harshly because she was a vocal supporter for gay and lesbian rights - a claim which the university vehemently denies.

According to the Daily Mail, Thode's lawyer told the court: "She's literally lost a career."

After receiving the C+, the woman eventually switched to a master's degree in human development and became a drug-and-alcohol counsellor.

Lehigh University's attorney said to the presiding judge: "I think if Your Honour changed the grade, you'd be the first court in the history of jurisprudence to change an academic grade.

"She has to get through the programme. She has to meet the academic standards."

Thode had attended Lehigh University for free since her father was a professor at the institution.