This is going to be a much bigger problem this semester with the
Thanksgiving break not being the full week. Many students will make it one.
I can't make them stick around, but I can give extra credit to those that
do. When other faculty cave and give students another option, it only makes
it harder for the rest of us. Almost every time a student asks to leave
early, the sentence begins with "My other teachers". Now whether that is
true, I don't know. If class is scheduled for a day, they should work
around it, even if it means leaving the next day. If every hour were so
precious to the family agenda, someone could come to campus to pick them
up. Sorry, I'm just a mean spirited person but it is a lot easier to
enforce a rule that is clear and finite, rather than one that is vague. The
school has a rule, we should follow it.

Sven

On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 4:16 PM, Bauer, Paul <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  I ran into this a few years ago when I scheduled an exam on the Friday
> before a break thinking students' would really appreciate not having to
> come back to an exam the first day after the break. When told that the last
> bus was at 3p and would be difficult for the students taking the 2-2:50p
> exam to catch, I relented.
>
>
>  Ever since I've wondered if there wasn't some way for the college to
> require the bus company to work around the college's schedule and not the
> other way around. They do need to use campus property to provide their
> service. Offering at least some service after classes officially end seems
> like a small price for them to pay.
>
>
>  Dr. Paul W. Bauer
> Assistant Professor of Economics
> SUNY Oneonta
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Teaching Breakfast List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of
> Withington, Jennifer
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 28, 2014 1:51 PM
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* Students leaving early...
>
>
> Friends,
>
>
>
> I am wondering how all of you handle the issue of students leaving for a
> break before the end of their class.
>
> It is an unexcused absence as I understand it.
>
> Now, if it was just a lecture, I would say, “Fine.  Get the notes from
> someone.”
>
>
>
> However, students in the Fri 2-4pm lab are asking to take a lab practical
> early as they HAVE to catch the bus at 3pm.
>
> Taking it early, means there has to be a seat open in another section for
> them, and we do have some open seats.
>
> While we would like to be understanding of this, we also feel that the
> students take advantage of this and are learning that the bus schedule
> rules their lives instead of the class schedule.
>
> We are also considering whether this means we should offer other students
> the open seats in this last lab to have more study time.
>
>
>
> Comments?
>
> PS We also run into these requests when the final exam is scheduled on the
> last day.
>
> They know this before they have to purchase their tickets.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Dr. Jennifer Withington*
>
> Asst. Professor of Biology
>
> SUNY Oneonta
>
> 116 Science I
>
> Oneonta, NY  13820
>
> 607-436-3421
>
>
>