Rules are meant to be broken

By hospitalflunky - 28/03/2009 06:35 - United States

Today, I got an email from a professor saying he was going to fail me for missing the allotted absences, which is school policy. I pointed out I was in the hospital for two weeks with a life threatening illness and that he even came to visit me. He told me, "Rules are rules." FML
I agree, your life sucks 155 241
You deserved it 7 385

Same thing different taste

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I've had similar issues (I miss a lot of class due to illness as well). Go to the dean of students or if your school has a Student Disability Center or something. Rules may be rules but you cannot penalize a student for something that's beyond their control, it's illegal.

Have you tried talking to the dean of students? If anything, you could try to get the class marked as incomplete or dropped (or stricken from the record entirely).

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talk to the department head or the dean or someone higher up than ur prof

That really blows. I'm sure theres gotta be some way that you can stay there

liveitlearnit 0

#10, that's really unnecessary. The professor has no right to penalize someone who was in the hospital with life-threatening illness... especially if said professor SAW the student with his own two eyes in the hospital. I hope you feel better, OP!

imagineapc 11

The professor has no right to penalize a student for something like that, but the accrediting body of the school does and WILL. OP needed to talk with the accrediting body to ensure they were still in good standing.

high_on_life1808 6

Wow. Your professor's a douche. I'm so sorry.

REM9189 0

i was just in a car accident and had a doctors note not to be in school for a week due to injury from the accident. All my professors were cool except for one who won't let me make up any work or hand in any work late. He's also counting my absences against me. So..yeah I guess it happens all the time. It definitely sucks.

ejvlols 0

omg the 57 douches that think that he/she deserved it are assholes. HOW THE HELL DO YOU DESERVE IT?????

sndrzy 0

I have a touch screen phone, and sometimes I accidentally click the you totally deserved it button when I don't mean to.

alphatoomega 21

So do I. Although I usually then click FYL to neutralize it.

i hope you get better :) and go complain about him .

whynotlive 0

You can fight that easily. Go to your dean!!! good luck.