What is Ohio Universitys position on allowing students to miss classes for religious holidays?
The university views an absence from class due to religious observance as a legitimate absence and therefore encourages faculty to accommodate students who miss class due to a religious holiday or observance. There are instances where the size or nature of the course makes it necessary to set limits on the number of excused absences or the availability of make-up work. Such limitations should be explained in the instructor’s statement of attendance policy distributed to students at the beginning of the course. Students should check with the instructor in advance of the holiday to clarify that there will be no conflict with the instructor’s absence policy. To read the university policies from the Faculty Handbook, see: http://www.ohiou.edu/facultysenate/handbook/hbsec4.htm#IV-B and http://www.ohiou.edu/facultysenate/handbook/Hbsec8.
