It has been my experience that these things are handled differently at different places but also change depending on who is occupying the administrative position. There may be some written formal rules at the level of the institution or department or there may not. Generally, there are due process procedures for a student to appeal faculty actions and decisions after the fact. Your best bet in the future is to have specific statements about expectations, rewards, and consequences in your syllabus. These can be yours, specifically, but should fit with in any relevant department or college or institution guidelines.
Kathleen
At 06:12 PM 5/9/2006, Eileen Ie wrote:
I'm a new adjunct at various community colleges (just finished my master's a year ago and started teaching immediately). In my very first class I had a "problem" student and the situation was resolved only when the dean of our division stepped in to mediate. I wasn't particularly thrilled with the way it was handled. This semester, I have another situation and again my dean has stepped in and has enforced a resolution I don't support.
In both cases, the student's rarely came to class and when they did they either came in late or left early. With the present situation, the student came in 45 min. late for the final and I didn't allow her to take it. She went to the dean and filed a complaint. I get a message from my dean that says I must allow the student to take it.
What are the rules regarding this?
Please help. Is this just the way this profession is? Students make complaints to the higher ups and professors must bend? Am I being too idealistic about standards?
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