On Thu 24 Dec, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> David - you asked... I have 2
> exams scheduled for 29/01/98. Due to stamina difficulties
> arising from
> M.E. I simply cannot take two exams on one day.
>
> In the 96/7 academic year, when this same problem occurred, I
> was allowed to
> sit an alternative exam for one of the subjects on a different
> day. This
> time they are refusing such a solution. They claim that it is
> unreasonable to expect such a solution.
>
> My reply:
>
> The response to your request is unreasonable and against EO in my
> opinion. This would be the case even if every other University acted in
> the same way! In the Open University you would be allowed to have your
> exam on another day (actually it would be in the special period - 3
> weeks later) providing that your request was accompanied by medical
> evidence.
In schools and FE where clashes are a regular problem, the solution is to
isolate the student until they/the other students have completed the papers
involved. To avoid overload on one day students are sometimes *fostered*
overnight by senior staff - this is an unpaid task of course, even though
they have to be fed!
Regards
Ted
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