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SUNY New York faculty retaliation; can I sue in small claims for tuition refund

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BACKTOSCHOOL

Junior Member
Thank you Hummusluvr....I contacted SUNY Student Assembly of the State University of New York and did get through to the Director of Academic Affairs for the Student Assembly. He will try and assist me. The Community College violated its own policies and students' due process. I hope that if at least one person stands up to such blatant abuse of faculty/ admin power and transparency in such matters is ensured, a much positive turn of events will occur. Thanks again for taking the time to listen instead of jumping to conclusions....unlike many of the other comments I received....
 


Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
I have been following this, but I seem to have missed where you requested, in writing, that they correspond with you only in writing.

What's good for the goose and all...
 

swalsh411

Senior Member
OP is hung on this "in writing" thing. She thinks she can demand certain things and the faculty has to comply. And she also apparently cannot tolerate a little good natured ribbing in class. She expects equal treatment but yet somehow thinks she can make special demands on her professor that no other student would be allowed to make? And she thinks they cannot call her? Why did you provide a phone number then? :eek:

Bottom line is that she failed to attend a meeting and is now dealing with the consequences.
 

Humusluvr

Senior Member
OP is hung on this "in writing" thing. She thinks she can demand certain things and the faculty has to comply. And she also apparently cannot tolerate a little good natured ribbing in class. She expects equal treatment but yet somehow thinks she can make special demands on her professor that no other student would be allowed to make? And she thinks they cannot call her? Why did you provide a phone number then? :eek:

Bottom line is that she failed to attend a meeting and is now dealing with the consequences.
OP needed to get verification of this official school meeting in writing to request off work. That's not unreasonable.
 

swalsh411

Senior Member
I disagree. Wanting things in writing for documentation purposes is NEVER unreasonable.
To document what? That they wanted to meet with her? The OP would have been free to take notes at the meeting and and any sort of action taken against her after the meeting would have been provided in writing. She was demanding the minutes of the meeting in advance. The professor was under no obligation to provide her a complete list of topics to be discussed prior.

And even if it was a reasonable request and they refused it was still very foolish of her not to attend if she values her education.
 

Humusluvr

Senior Member
To document what? That they wanted to meet with her? The OP would have been free to take notes at the meeting and and any sort of action taken against her after the meeting would have been provided in writing. She was demanding the minutes of the meeting in advance. The professor was under no obligation to provide her a complete list of topics to be discussed prior.

And even if it was a reasonable request and they refused it was still very foolish of her not to attend if she values her education.
This OP knows the ropes - she knows how schools work, and she asked to be notified in writing of the reason she was being called to a meeting, so she could request off work. She had already been somewhat harassed by the instructor, so she was smart to ask for the meeting to be requested in writing. Creating a paper trail is the smartest thing you can do in education, and something that could turn out to be a legal issue.

The professor WOULD be required to submit a ticket or request to have a meeting through Judicial Affairs. There would HAVE to be documentation, not just a "Hey, let's talk in Judicial Affairs." That's not how the chain of command works.

She obviously values education, so has two Masters and a Doctorate.

The school messed up here. She has a right to file a grievance.
 

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