@sylvan8798, in my opinion and in my experience, a good teacher reacts with flexibility. I’d also expect students and parents to be flexible when a teacher’s illness keeps him from fulfilling his commitments. As I’ve already said, I wasn’t there, I don’t defend the student’s failure to transcribe his notes from his head to paper or laptop, and I’m fully open to the conclusion that in this case, the assignment should have been turned in on the day the student returned to class. However, because I wasn’t there, I’m not ready to jump on the bandwagon that the teacher was right to take the position she did. It strikes me as rigid and perhaps unkind. Again, this depends on the the context, the illness, the student’s past record, the history of the assignments, etc. I wasn’t there. I don’t know this child or this teacher. It may have been the right outcome but the teacher’s reaction strikes me as rigid and a bit unkind. That’s my opinion and my reaction. You are free to differ of course.
There are several posters on this thread maintaining that the right policy and the policy in their schools is to expect that assignments are due the day the student returns to class. As a blanket policy, I think that’s unduly harsh and thank goodness, that’s not been my experience or the experience of my children.