Case 3: Possible Flu
Class Absence Excuse Discussion, ECE400, Spring 2012
A student emails you in the morning prior to the lecture. He states that he has a high fever, most likely some type of flu, and would prefer not to come to class and contaminate others. He would also prefer to just stay home and get better, instead of going to the Purdue University Student Health Center (PUSH) merely to prove that he was sick, thus again potentially contaminating others. (Note that PUSH notes do not contain any details about the nature of the visit.)
- Shicheng Guo, response
- I would allow this if it the email was sent at least a half hour before the beginning of class. However, if the student began using this excuse excessively, I would void all of them.
- But then, what prevents students who are not actually sick to use that excuse to miss class? -pm
- I would allow this if it the email was sent at least a half hour before the beginning of class. However, if the student began using this excuse excessively, I would void all of them.
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