Case 6: Female Issue

Class Absence Excuse Discussion, ECE400, Spring 2012

A female student misses class because of excruciating menstrual pain that is not relieved by medicine. She wants to be excused.

Shicheng Guo, Response
- I was going to say this is not an excuse, but according to a nearby female, guys just don't understand. So I changed my mind, and I believe that any time any female even mentions menstrual pain, it should automatically excuse her from anything, including murder.

Artyom Melanich, Response
- I don't really know how to approach this one but I would try to make an exception only once and see the doctor to avoid it in the future.

Cody Cusic, Response
- If the pain is that bad, the student should visit a doctor to get some medication. In that case they would have a doctor's note that they could use as proof. If they have a doctor's note then the absence should be approved, because it shows that they are taking the steps to solve the problem in the hopes that it doesn't happen again next month. In the professional world, a person would not be able to miss a week of work every month because of this issue, so it needs to be resolved now while they are still in college.

Seth Strege, Response
- I would not classify this case as a valid excuse. If the instructor allows one student to miss a class for this reason, then they will have no choice but to let other students with the same problem to miss class as well. There is no way to prove that pain is even occurring. A class period is only 50 minutes to sit through anyways.