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1. Student Wrongfully Dismissed

   thinksdifferently replied to thinksdifferently's topic in General Nursing

   No one knows why the instructor called campus security. The student posed no threat, verbally or physically. Security was called once because he staff was leaving for the day and he was still on campus talking to his peers about the situation. The se...

2. Student Wrongfully Dismissed

   thinksdifferently replied to thinksdifferently's topic in General Nursing

   There was no cheating. Think about it, if the device can record and capture a lecture from 10-20 ft. away from the speaker then why would he need to put the phone out in the open? Having placed it in his pocket or something would have been sufficient...

3. Student Wrongfully Dismissed

   thinksdifferently replied to thinksdifferently's topic in General Nursing

   Jimmy, I agree. It was a mistake. Though it is not an excuse, it sounds like his misstep here resulted from a habit and a lack of awareness of holding his phone. He never denied he made a mistake. He apologized. Despite that, he was punished severely...

4. Student Wrongfully Dismissed

   thinksdifferently replied to thinksdifferently's topic in General Nursing

   To clarify, the cell phone policy is applicable to a theory environment. This was a quiz review -- optional and informal. Guidelines also stated nothing about mobile devices under their quiz review section. Again, the student was "disciplined with gu...

5. Student Wrongfully Dismissed

   thinksdifferently posted a topic in General Nursing

   I would like to tell you about a situation that happened to a friend recently. A student was dismissed from taking a final which resulted in an "F" in the course. It was their final course of the entire program. The cause for dismissal, "Violation o...