Hello, I hope this is the correct forum. My question is in regard to college/university students and authorized absences. A colleague is attending a university via the RN program and is being counseled for missed clinical hours due to emergent back surgery for a fractured vertebrae. He had a doctors note and showed up to clinical post-surgery. However, the nursing instructors sent him home saying he needs to be cleared before he can attend clinical. So he has missed 2 days of clinical. The college is holding this against him and penalizing his attendance and grade for these missed hours, though one was emergent and the second was instructor directed. Looking over their policy, it says ANY instances of absence, aside from religious purposes, can and will be held against the student and missing 20% or more will result in an automatic (F). Religious absences will be afforded the opportunity to make hour hours, labs, and missed materials.
My question is, don't students have certain rights? What if their absence was due to jury duty or military orders? Both federally protected categories if I am not mistaken. Are they not given an opportunity to make up the material and hours? Considering this was a medical emergency requiring back surgery, and that he still showed up (in pain and on strong medication) days later and was directed by staff to leave until cleared by a physician, I do not feel this can or should be held against him.
Just looking for clarification. I attend an out of stat university with a very explicit and lenient authorized absence policy. Thank you.
Submitted March 04, 2022 at 04:25PM by SkydivingSquid https://ift.tt/WT6V9uv
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