Columbia Law Delays Finals For Students Traumatized By Brown, Garner Rulings
The law school has a policy and set of procedures for students who experience trauma during exam period. In accordance with these procedures and policy, students who feel that their performance on examinations will be sufficiently impaired due to the effects of these recent events may petition Dean Alice Rigas to have an examination rescheduled.
Trauma specialists are being provided to counsel students.
Scott acknowledges that both cases have disturbed many law students at Columbia, and for some it “threatens to undermine a sense that the law is a fundamental pillar of society designed to protect fairness, due process and equality.”
A vice dean further explains:
Click here for reuse options!The Law School permits individual students to request rescheduling of an exam under a number of extenuating conditions, including illness, religious observance, bereavement, and other exceptional and documented circumstances…
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rg9rts December 10th, 2014 at 06:01
Do they think that a judge will postpone a trial because they were out protesting instead of preparing for the trial??
Wayout December 10th, 2014 at 07:21
Why not? And when they get back they will expect tissues on their tables and counselors nearby for any relapses. This is modern liberalism, a shameful ideology if there ever was one. They should take a page from one of their great heroes FDR, who didn’t even let something like polio get in his way.
rg9rts December 10th, 2014 at 07:01
Do they think that a judge will postpone a trial because they were out protesting instead of preparing for the trial??
Wayout December 10th, 2014 at 08:21
Why not? And when they get back they will expect tissues on their tables and counselors nearby for any relapses. This is modern liberalism, a shameful ideology if there ever was one. They should take a page from one of their great heroes FDR, who didn’t even let something like polio get in his way.
Wayout December 10th, 2014 at 07:17
Oh the poor babies! The wussification of America continues.
Wayout December 10th, 2014 at 08:17
Oh the poor babies! The wussification of America continues.