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Case 2: Oversleeping

Class Absence Excuse Discussion, ECE400, Spring 2012


A student missed a lecture because he overslept. He asks for his absence to be excused. He confides that he had to stay up all night because the child of his girlfriend was in the hospital all night, and he had to be there for moral support. When he finally came home at 8am, after the child's condition finally stabilized, he was totally exhausted and fell asleep.


  • Shicheng Guo, Response
    • I would ask that the student brings a copy of any hospital documentation. Although this is a very good reason to skip class, it's simply too easy to make up without proof.
      • Unfortunately, privacy concerns prevent an instructor from demanding such documentation. -pm
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