Legitimate excuse to miss class?

BluePolitico
Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:07:07 +0000

I was invited by the White House to attend an Arrival Ceremony for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on the South Lawn of the White House on October 13th. Realizing I’d have to miss a classes on October 12th and 13th, I emailed one of my professors to see if this would be an acceptable reason to miss class. Her answer: no.

To be completely fair, she did give a reason for it which seems to have some basis, but I was wondering if there’s a way I could get an excuse through the University to give to professors. Her reasoning is basically that professors wouldn’t be payed if they took a day off to attend the ceremony, so it’s not an excuse for students to miss class.

I’m not sure where to go to check if I could somehow be given a written excuse fot this through the University or if she’s right in her judgement.

Thanks.