Medical leave of absence... again.

HImom
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:34:48 +0000

Hi! Sorry to hear that things are so rocky for your S. Have you & S conferred with his disabilities office? They are sometimes able to make some great suggestions as they have probably worked with other kids to have medical/disability issues and like all their students to succeed.

MY kids have chronic health conditions that disrupted their HS education a lot and we have been working with the college disability offices to help them have the best possible options and experiences with their recurring medical issues. SOme schools are MUCH more flexible and willing to work with students than others.
Some schools have on-line options and will allow students to cut back & take lighter semesters and work over the summer after taking an incomplete or other options. If your child’s school is inflexible, it may not be the school for him, unfortunately.
(That was what we looked at in helping choose our kids’ college–we wanted schools that at least verbally committed to working with the student and family to make things work out.)