Instructor Sick

One evening an instructor called me from the car on the way to class, indicating that she had just been violently sick in the car and on herself, and that she didn't think she could be in class that evening. I agreed whole heartedly! The class was notified and the instructor made arrangements with the class to make up the seat time when they met the next week.

Canceling class in a case like this is a common sense decision, which was handled professionally, in spite of the illness:

1. The instructor attempted to attend the scheduled class, even though sick. This is commendable and even expected . . . as long as the illness will not significantly distract from the instruction OR the instruction can be re-thought to include more student led interaction.
2. When the illness became severe enough to significantly distract from the instruction, I was notified of the illness and arrangements made to cancel class. If this had occurred during the actual class, the instructor would dismiss the class and discuss make-up options the next week, and notify the administrative office the next day.
3. The class was notified at the earliest possible moment.
4. The same instructor completed the make-up through arrangements with the class and in keeping with the integrity to the material.