Gary Meers, Ed.D.

Lisdianne,
It does happen and when it does the school and faculty need to be aware and work on strategies and supports that enable students to keep moving forward with their education. When life takes them out of school it is often better if they step out for a while and get their lives back in order and then come back to take up where they left off. We as educators cannot compromise our standards when students start missing school and course requirements because we are educating them to the standards of our respective fields and when we don't do that we are doing a dis-service to our students as well as our fields.
Gary

Gary Meers, Ed.D.