In accordance with Section 51.911, Texas Education Code, Panola College shall allow a student who is absent from class for observance of a religious holy day to take an examination or complete an assignment scheduled for that day within one week after the absence if, not later than the 15th day after the first day of the semester, the student notifies the instructor of each class the student had scheduled on that date that the student would be absent for a religious holy day. Notifications of planned absences must be in writing and must be delivered by the student either personally to the instructor of each class, with receipt of the notification acknowledged and dated by the instructor; or by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the instructor of each class. Panola College may exclude from these policies and procedures any student absence for religious holy days which may interfere with patient care.
Religious Holy Days
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- Student Rights, Responsibilities, Complaints, Grade Appeals, and Discipline Appeals
- Inclement Weather Policy
- Official Publications
- Schedule of Classes
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- Withdrawal from the College
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- Repeat Course Fees
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- Class Attendance
- Religious Holy Days
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- Change of Name or Address
- Access to Student Records
- Review of Record
- Panola College Policy for SB 412: Protections for Pregnant and Parenting Students