Imagine waking up with a migraine so severe that even the natural light from your window hurts your eyes. Despite this, your class’s attendance policy does not recognize your illness as a valid reason to miss class.
For many students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, this is not a hypothetical situation: it’s a reality they regularly face.
As the semester begins, students are learning the attendance policies for their courses. While the university-wide attendance policy recognizes absences due to illness, university-sponsored activities, religious observances and personal tragedies, some classes do not adhere to this standard…