What is the policy governing students’ requests to visit away for the spring 2006 semester?
The Law School’s longstanding policy, published in the Student Handbook, provides that 3Ls who present compelling personal circumstances may, in rare instances, be permitted to spend one or both semesters of their third year at another law school. Second year students are permitted to visit away only in critical situations. If, after reading the postings regarding this issue under Law School Official Announcements on the TLS website, students wish to petition for visiting student status, they should contact Dean Tondra Netherton, Asst. Dean for Students, at tondranroberts@yahoo.com. Before submitting a petition, however, students should understand that “compelling personal circumstances” is not an open-ended term that the Dean for Students may define at her discretion. Rather, it is defined in the Student Handbook and applies in only certain very limited types of circumstances. Students should consult that Handbook language, which has been posted on the TLS website.
