Timeline for Is a professor allowed to require me to give him permission to speak with my doctor before letting me make up an exam?
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| May 28, 2018 at 11:55 | comment | added | Magisch | Asking someone to forfeit their privacy when you are in a position of power over them is deplorable and deeply unethical - should be a first time firing offense for any university official. The power imbalance between student and professor is big enough that any question to that effect carries an "or else" like "or else you'll get a zero on the exam". No, just no. | |
| May 28, 2018 at 3:00 | comment | added | Mark Straver | I find these comments rather riduculous. Have you all fallen so far from normal human interaction that simply asking is already considered a major offense? Like I stated very clearly it must be an open question with no repercussions if refused. But the question itself is most certainly not something that should be punished or marked negatively. | |
| May 27, 2018 at 1:17 | comment | added | R.. GitHub STOP HELPING ICE | Your assertion that a professor even can ask is not obviously true, and almost certainly false. The act of even asking a student to do this is a serious transgression. | |
| May 25, 2018 at 1:32 | comment | added | aeismail | @AzorAhai: The first step should be to appeal this decision and behavior to the chair of the department. Going to the board will take much longer. The HR department—or its equivalent in the administration (the provost's office in the US) could get involved if there is a faculty conduct issue. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 21:40 | comment | added | Azor Ahai -him- | To HR? How is HR involved in this? | |
| May 24, 2018 at 16:44 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | I disagree. Protecting students' privacy is important. Beyond checking the genuineness of the certificate, the professor has no business talking to the doctor. | |
| May 24, 2018 at 14:19 | comment | added | Solar Mike | I have had to deal with fake doctor’s notes : sent the suspect note to the doc who said it was fake ... date changed etc And, the doc was kind, he could have prosecuted the student as that is a serious act... | |
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| May 24, 2018 at 13:52 | history | answered | Mark Straver | CC BY-SA 4.0 |