Belgian boy wonder, age nine, drops out of Dutch university after row over graduation date

AMSTERDAM — A nine-year-old Belgian boy who was on track to become the world’s youngest university graduate has terminated his studies at the Dutch university of Eindhoven following a dispute over his possible graduation date.

“Laurent is an exceptionally gifted boy, who is going through his studies at an unprecedented pace,” the university said in a statement. “Until last week everything was fine, and now suddenly they see a delay of six months,” Laurent’s father, Alexander Simons, told Reuters on Tuesday.

More like his parents PULLED him out.

Is this about the best interest's of the boy or about the parent's agenda which includes the boy being used as a tool to promote the parent's own self interest.

he has a lot to learn about social skills and patience.

This kid should be Person of the Year

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