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There have been many controversies concerning Eton College, including those listed below. Eton College is a well-known independent boarding school for boys in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, sometimes called the most famous school in the world. The Guardian claimed that 'Eton is no stranger to scandalous allegations, nor to claims that it tries to prevent them leaking out.'

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  1. Jamie Doward, Eton waits for verdict in Harry 'cheating' case in The Guardian (London) dated 26 June 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jun/26/monarchy.publicschools
  2. Danny Penman, £3m lottery cash for Eton sports centre: Top school gets exclusive deal in The Independent dated 10 August 1995. Retrieved 2 August 2010 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/pounds-3m-lottery-cash-for-eton-sports-centre-1595502.html
  3. Thames Valley Athletics Centre at runtrackdir.com accessed 2 August 2010] http://www.runtrackdir.com/details.asp?track=eton%7Ctitle=Eton:
  4. Harry teacher wins Eton tribunal, BBC News dated 4 July 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4648473.stm
  5. Capability procedures for teachers, Department for Education and Employment, dated July 2000 http://publications.education.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/Capability-guidance.pdf
  6. Jacqueline Maley (14 February 2006). "£45,000 damages for Prince Harry teacher". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/feb/14/schools.publicschools. 
  7. Eton response to sacked teacher ruling, BBC News dated 4 July 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4648769.stm
  8. Morris, Steven (10 May 2005). "Prince Harry, a weak student who was helped to cheat in exam, says ex-teacher". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/10/schools.alevels2004. 
  9. Alleyne, Richard (10 May 2005). "'Teacher did Prince Harry's exam paintings'". The Daily Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1489700/Teacher-did-Prince-Harrys-exam-paintings.html. 
  10. "Prince Harry denies exam cheat allegation". The Daily Telegraph. 10 October 2004. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1473800/Prince-Harry-denies-exam-cheat-allegation.html. 
  11. Maley, Jacqueline (14 February 2006). "£45,000 damages for teacher who accused Prince Harry of cheating". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/feb/14/schools.publicschools. 
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  13. "What is it like at Eton College?". BBC News (London). 4 July 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4634031.stm. 
  14. "Prince Harry: 'worst A-level grade at Eton". BBC News (London). 15 September 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3111000/3111080.stm. 
  15. John Clare, Private schools found 'guilty' over fee cartel in The Daily Telegraph (London) dated 10 November 2005. Retrieved 19 December 2009 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1502603/Private-schools-found-guilty-over-fee-cartel.html
  16. Rebecca Smithers, Slap on wrist for private schools in fees cartel in The Guardian (London) dated 27 January 2006, p. 11. Retrieved 19 December 2009 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/feb/27/schools.publicschools
  17. Private schools send papers to fee-fixing inquiry in The Daily Telegraph (London) dated 1 March 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2011 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1455730/Private-schools-send-papers-to-fee-fixing-inquiry.html
  18. Felicity Lawrence, Multinationals, not farmers, reap biggest rewards in Britain's share of CAP payouts in The Guardian dated 8 December 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2012 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/08/freedomofinformation.foodanddrink
  19. The Money Farmers, Panorama episode broadcast on BBC One, crediting Stephen Magee http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01d94rm
  20. Nick Collins, Becky Ratcliffe, Tom Rowley, Pupils from elite schools secure one in ten Oxford places in The Daily Telegraph (London) dated 28 October 2010 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/8090117/Pupils-from-elite-schools-secure-one-in-ten-Oxford-places.html
  21. Private schools in the recession: Staying on board in The Economist (London) dated 2 July 2009 http://www.economist.com/node/13941252
  22. The Eton Scholarship Question: this is how the British elite are trained to think in New Statesman (London) dated 24 May 2013 http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2013/05/eton-scholarship-question-how-british-elite-are-trained-think
  23. "Eton boys are taught they were born to rule. It's a shame so many are not". 24 May 2013. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/matthewholehouse/100218671/eton-boys-are-taught-they-were-born-to-rule-its-a-shame-so-many-are-not/. Retrieved 5 September 2019. 
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  25. Eton wrongly sends acceptance offers to hundreds of boys at The Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2016 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/eton-college-apologises-to-400-boys-wrongly-told-they-have-a-place-due-to-email-glitch-10389473.html
  26. Eton College teacher 'breached exam security' dated 26 August 2017 at BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 August 2017 Staff writer] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-41060011%7Ctitle=
  27. Richard Adams, Eton teacher leaves school after 'breach of exam security dated 25 August 2017 in The Guardian (London) accessed 26 August 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/aug/25/eton-teacher-leaves-school-after-breach-of-exam-security
  28. Richard Adams, Eton pupils' marks disallowed over second exam paper leak accessed 30 August 2017 in The Guardian dated 30 August 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/aug/30/eton-pupils-marks-disallowed-over-second-exam-paper-leak
  29. Sean Coughlan, School exam rules to be reviewed after cheat row, BBC News dated 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-41114798
  30. 'Eton College dismisses teacher amid free speech row prompted by lecture on masculinity': Camilla Turner in The Telegraph 26 November 2020 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/11/26/exclusive-eton-college-dismisses-teacher-amid-free-speech-row/
  31. 'Eton head defends decision to sack teacher in free speech row': The Times, 4 December 2020 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/eton-head-defends-decision-to-sack-teacher-in-free-speech-row-3ph5fd6gc
  32. Weale, Sally (8 December 2020). "Former Eton students write letter backing under-fire headteacher". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/dec/08/former-eton-students-open-letter-support-under-fire-headmaster. 
  33. Weale, Sally (4 December 2020). "Teacher's dismissal exposes fissures over Eton college modernisation". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/dec/04/teachers-dismissal-exposes-fissures-over-eton-college-modernisation. 
  34. Turner, Camilla (7 December 2020). "Prof Steven Pinker withdraws support for Eton teacher after watching 'tendentious' video". The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/12/07/prof-steven-pinker-withdraws-support-eton-teacher-watching-tendentious/. 
  35. Coles, Jonathan. "Will Knowland: Eton governors back teacher's sacking" (in en). https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/will-knowland-eton-governors-back-teachers-sacking-x6f5nzjpg. 
  36. "Letter to the Provost and Fellows of Eton College". 7 December 2020. https://freespeechunion.org/letter-to-the-provost-and-fellows-of-eton-college/. 
  37. Ellery, Ben. "Old Etonians threaten to withhold millions in row over sacked teacher Will Knowland". https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/old-etonians-threaten-to-freeze-bequests-in-row-over-sacked-teacher-0c0wr2wpw. 
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