I teach in the legal profession and think that policies should be developed for late assignments that mirror the profession. Each year we meet with attorneys on our advisory board. They beg us not to accept late work. They tell us that it gives the students a false understanding that there is flexibility with deadlines. They tell us that in the legal world, if you're late, you lose. They want us to have that rigid approach to prepare them appropriately. I tend to agree with them and seldom allow late assignments without documentation of their reason for lateness. Colleen