By livin - 11/09/2009 06:10 - United States

Today, I found out that on Wednesday, when I have 2 exams, I'm called to testify in court. If I go to court, I cannot make the exams. If I take the exams, I'll be held in contempt and arrested. FML
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Jonr1138 6

call your instructors. they should let you take the exams another day due to your court appearence. if they won't talk to the dean. sucks that you have to go to court though.

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Gesq1 0

This is simple. Show the subpoena to your professor. If you haven't been subpoenaed then you're not under a legal obligation to attend - unless you've been previously ordered by the judge to be there. Have one of the lawyers write a quick letter. There are things you can do here. Don't just wallow on FML.

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peppi_1 0

nah you guys can't just be like "do the exams on another day" If OP is here in Victoria, Aus, our end of year exams cannot be repeated if they are missed. If you miss the exam, they will provide you with a score based on your internal school marks and also heavily on the GAT (general achievement test, taken mid-year which is a test on the basics on every subject). However much of the state does not take the GAT seriously, (in fact, this year the whole state organised a prank where everyone attempted to mention george clooney as many times as they could throughout the test) Therefore, missing an exam can be extremely detrimental to your study score, as often many people rely doign well on the exam to boost their other scores. Study scores = the result universities use to determine if you are eligible for a course. that really sucks op.

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wah_face 0

I think ur talking about high-school exams, peppi. I'm assuming the OP is now at uni/college, so things work a little differently - usually you can deffer an exam or arrange with the faculty to have it at another time. pretty sucky situation though!

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lady_lipz 7

Good thing this is in the US.

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DogFun 0

What's with people not understanding their rights anymore? You are allowed to miss exams due to these kinds of things. Just show the prof the court papers. Write the exams a day before, do something about it. ****.

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SEPHARAD 0

The court takes precedence and the school cannot override them. Show the school your summons.

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Bloodknight 22

There are ways to get out of this. Quit looking for a pity party. NEXT!

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vt_mruhlin 0

Surely there are laws that would prevent the school from holding a court obligation against you.

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Pointy130 0

YDI for doing something stupid and getting your ass arrested.

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superxchloe 0

If you're called to testify in court, that probably doesn't mean you're the one being tried.

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libbyson 5

If you read the FML they have to TESTIFY which means they are a witness so they didn't get themselves arrested

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theRovingMage 0

If you're really responsible, ask the teacher to take the exams _the day before_ you were scheduled to appear in court. Very few teachers will complain about that.

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Glam_fml 0

I had the same thing happen to me. Just show the subpeona to your professors and they will let you take the exam on another day. Problem solved. Next!

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Vaetrus 0

Request for a delay, make-up, or deferral. People do it for being sick, accidents, etc. Not a big deal. Not even a deal really.

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godsrightnutsack 0

I thought court exempts people. dayum i'd take the contempt.

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