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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dear Professor,

If you would accord college students the courtesy of allowing them to take sick leave when they have COVID, that would be great.

Mom of kid at Top 10 school, whose kid contracted COVID first week of school, and FOLLOWING SCHOOL POLICY, kid emailed professor to say she would miss the class, only for one of 5 professors to drop kid from class enrollment because she missed a class in the first week.

That is a jerk move.[/quote]

That's infuriating. I just heard from my kid at a not top 10 school that professors are requiring doctor's notes to excuse COVID absences. It's crazy that after so many professors refused to work in person even after vaccines, they are now punishing students for doing the right thing to avoid spreading COVID. 
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I'm pretty sure the profs who chose to work remotely are not the same ones who are penalizing students for missing class. You do realize profs are not some monolithic group, right?  First, I'd confirm that your DC's story is accurate.  Second, I'd check in on that--it could have been a mistake and she could be re-enrolled.  There are a lot of kids who register for more classes than they will actually take so they can adjust their schedules and that first week or so is chaotic.  Almost all schools also have an add-drop deadline so a prof wouldn't drop a student from the class the first week anyway.  I think there's more to this story.[/quote]

You'd be wrong in thinking that. She is petitioning the department to be allowed to re-enroll, but no guarantees because they have since allowed more students to add into the class. The rules on the syllabus clearly state that students must attend classes during the first week. DD clearly did not, but she was just unable to get to class with a 101.5 degree fever and a positive COVID test.

I know professors are not monoliths, but this professor is being a jerk. Take that as a data point that it isn't just the students who have room for improvement. This is a class that she needs for her major, so it will have real consequences for her.

I am disappointed in the jerk professor, and I am also disappointed that that department and college won't tell the professor that he can't do that. Professors are not gods who we have to appease and beg from. They are humans who make up the community of a university.

It's been a lesson learned for my DD. Winning all sorts of awards and research grants does not make you a decent person.[/quote]

I think OP's point is not should students be perfect, but that OP sees a trend in student behavior overall that parents should be aware of before sending their kids off to school.[/quote]

The most important & disturbing aspect of this discussion is that this trend has been going on for decades & it keeps getting WORSE EVERY YEAR.

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