Here at Goldsmiths we have had alarms (one year several) going off during
exams. Obviously students who do it should be disciplined - our problem
was that we never caught them!
--On 30 April 2002 11:42 +0100 E Lackermeier <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Dear Margaret,
>
> our regulations are quite similar to yours, but luckily we never had any
> incident relating to fire alarms.
> Could strong disciplinary action against students setting off the alarm as
> well as delayed repeat examinations work as deterrents?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Admin-student [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Rudkin Margaret
> Sent: 30 April 2002 11:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fire Alarms during Examinations
>
>
> Dear Colleagues
>
> At JMU if the alarm is sounded during an exam the building must be
> vacated; our regulations do not allow examinations to be resumed
> following an evacuation. There has been a recent increase in the number
> of "malicious" alarms during examinations. I would be grateful if you
> could let me know the practice in your institution, is it the same as at
> JMU, under any circumstances is an exam allowed to resume?
>
> Please contact me directly at [log in to unmask] with any relevant
> information.
> Thank you.
> Margaret Rudkin
> Process Manager (Assessment)
> Liverpool John Moores University
>
Pamela Beevers
Examinations Officer
Goldsmiths College
Lewisham Way
New Cross, SE14 6NW
0207 919 7505
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