Having now read the original message I note that there is a query regarding
resuming the exam. Our regulations state that, depending on the time of
the incident and how far into the exam, it is, a decision will be made as
to whether the exam. should be resumed.
Pamela
--On 30 April 2002 11:49 +0100 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> 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
>
Pamela Beevers
Examinations Officer
Goldsmiths College
Lewisham Way
New Cross, SE14 6NW
0207 919 7505
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