The Education Ministry has granted seven more students full-tuition scholarships to the Bermuda College.

But the daughter of the woman who brought the issue to the forefront is not among the new list.

Following a meeting with Education Minister Milton Scott yesterday, mother Marlene Bean expressed her anger and disappointment with the Ministry's inquiry into the granting of the new awards.

"They gave me no type of answer in the meeting,'' she told The Royal Gazette . "I am very disappointed with the whole thing. I left my job today for what? I don't know.'' The new scholarships came after an inquiry into the matter revealed a misunderstanding over whether the school grade or the Bermuda Secondary School Certificate (BSSC) grade was to be used.

Controversy arose last month when it was learned that only four out of 20 CedarBridge Academy students, who were told they had the award, actually received it. Eleven out of 14 students at Berkeley Institute were recipients.

Sen. Scott yesterday evening released the results of the inquiry and explained why seven additional students (five from CedarBridge and two from Berkeley) were added to the previous list of 15.

"After listening to the concerns expressed both publicly and privately, I have decided that students should not be penalised because of misunderstandings for which they were not responsible,'' he said.

Sen. Scott noted that both Berkeley and CedarBridge gave the scholarship application forms to students who achieved a "B'' average according to the school's internal grading system.

"Those grades are not always identical to the grades on the Bermuda Secondary School Certificate,'' he pointed out.

"As a result,'' he added, "there were students who achieved a `B' average on their school report who did not obtain a `B' average on the BSSC.'' This, however, did not account for all the students and Sen. Scott pointed out that there were some children who received application forms that "had not even attained a `B' average on their school report''.

Former president of the CedarBridge student government, Jonakia Bean, is one of those who remains without the scholarship.

Students receive scholarships "I'm still wanting answers,'' her mother Mrs. Bean said after a meeting with Sen. Scott. "They couldn't show me on paper what happened.'' And as far as Mrs. Bean is concerned the matter is not over.

"I cannot let this stop here,'' she said. "I've spoken to a handful of parents and someone in a higher department who said I should get back to him.

"It is not fair these children were promised one thing and they should not be lied to. It could leave them hanging out on walls.'' EDUCATION ED BERMUDA COLLEGE EDC