article_snippet.sent: But while Mui Thomas's unusual appearance made little difference during Mui Thomas early years, that changed when Mui Thomas started secondary school.
article_snippet.sent: secondary school required that Mui Thomas be accompanied by a educational assistant, which put up a barrier between Mui Thomas and the other children and made it difficult for Mui Thomas to make friends.
article_snippet.sent: Things got worse when Mui Thomas became a victim of cyberbullying.
article_snippet.sent: Mui left school with no qualifications.
article_snippet.sent: Mui says school didn't push Mui to study and made too many allowances for Mui skin disorder.
article_snippet.sent: I still wish I had got a very hard kick up the backside from the teachers when I wasn't doing work," says Mui.