Case 4: Car Failure
Class Absence Excuse Discussion, ECE400, Spring 2012
A student misses class because, according to his claims, his car would not start that day. He lives half an hour drive from campus where there is no bus service. He is really sorry but there was really nothing he could do about it.
- Shicheng Guo, Response
- Do not count it unless he brings a service/maintenance slip from the mechanic. This excuse is just too common and easy to come up with otherwise.
- Artyom Melanich, Response
- Shouldn't be acceptable unless there is a proof of the mechanical report. I would hardly accept it because it is a student's responsibility to come to class and provide transportation, there is a bus option. Car should be checked in advance.
- Cody Cusic, Response
- If the student provides proof that there was actually something wrong with their car then it is an acceptable excuse. This could include a receipt from the store that they went to in order to buy the part to fix the car with a appropriate date, or a copy of the receipt from the auto-shop that they went to in order to get their car fixed to solve the problem. There is always a cab service that can be called if they really wanted to make it to class on time, however this can be costly.
- Seth Strege, Response
- In this case, I would not accept this excuse as a valid reason to miss class. There are other actions that the student could have taken in order to make the class, such as ask a friend for a ride or call a taxi. I feel that car failure would only happen once in a great while.
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