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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child returned from being sick and had to immediately take a quiz that day with the class that they had been told when they were absent. My child explained to the teacher they had been sick and didn’t even know about the quiz. Didn’t matter. The teacher made them take it. They failed it. I guess the teacher felt sorry for my child and allowed them to retake it. But what a jerk making them take it in the first place and causing undue stress on my child. [/quote]

Sounds reasonable on the part of the teacher.  Other option:  kid sits there while everyone else takes the quiz.  I'd consider it a practice run.

How long was your child out?  One day or week or more?[/quote]

No it was absolutely not reasonable to have a kid take a quiz for which they didn’t even know about and were not prepared for on the day they returned from illness. That’s not compassionate or fair. [/quote]

I wonder what the teacher’s explanation would be. Was the child out only one day, but present for the two weeks the material was covered? Was the quiz announced, but this child didn’t hear? Did she say, “why don’t you give it a try and if you need a retake, we’ll do it?”

I’m guessing there’s more to this. [/quote]

There is not more to this other than the teacher was a jerk. My child was not in class when the quiz was announced (Friday). It was a fast paced class and the kids were expected to read and take notes on a certain section over the weekend (which my kid was unable to do due to illness) and be prepared for the quiz on that section the next class period. My kid missed the day which happened to be a Friday and was bedridden all weekend. My child also missed Monday but was back on Tuesday. [/quote]

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