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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Neither, students work directly with Faculty and follow the student complaint process if they have a problem. This has never escalated to the VP level.
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<div><a href="https://www.centralia.edu/about/policies/student.aspx">Student Policies (centralia.edu)</a> 4.114. <br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 16, 2021 1:52 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Cruse, Michele<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Wsssc] Student Absence for Reasons of Faith or Conscience<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">At Skagit, these route through the VPI since most are related to missing instructional class time.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Claire Peinado, Ph.D.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Vice President for Student Services</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> wsssc <wsssc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Cruse, Michele via wsssc<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 16, 2021 1:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsssc@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Wsssc] Student Absence for Reasons of Faith or Conscience</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">We are in the process of updating our process/protocols re: the Student Absence for Reasons of Faith or Conscience. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">The question is: Does the VPSA or the VPI facilitate and approve the request at your institution? </span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Postsecondary educational institutions must develop policies to accommodate student absences to allow students to take holidays for reasons of faith or conscience or for organized
activities conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or religious organization, so that students' grades are not adversely impacted by the absences. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">Dr. Michele Cruse</span></p>
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