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| Rules and Regulations |
| RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND CLASS ATTENDANCE |
| Law Section 224-a provides: |
| 1. |
No person shall be expelled from or
be refused admission as a student to an institution of higher education
for the reason that he/she is unable, because of religious beliefs,
to attend classes or to participate in any examination, study or
work requirement on a particular day or days. |
| 2. |
Any student in a institution of higher education
who is unable , because of religious beliefs, to attend classes
on a particular day or days, be excused from any examination or
any study or work requirements. |
| 3. |
It shall be the responsibility of the faculty and
of the administrative officials of each institution of higher education
to make available to each student who is absent from school, because
of his/her religious beliefs, an equivalent opportunity to make
up any examination, study or work requirements which he/she may
have missed because of such absence on any particular day or days.
No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for making
available to the said student such equivalent opportunity. |
| 4. |
If classes, examinations, study or work requirements
are held on Friday after four o'clock post meridian or on Saturday,
similar to makeup classes, examinations, study or work requirements
shall be made available on other days, where it is possible and
practicable to do so. No special fees shall be charged to the student
for these classes, examinations,study or work requirement held
on other days. |
| 5. |
In effectuating the provisions of this section,
it shall be the duty of the faculty and of the administrative officials
of each institution of higher education to exercise the fullest
measure of good faith. No adverse or prejudicial effects shall
result to any student because of availing him/herself of the provisions
of this section. |
| 6. |
Any student, who is aggrieved by the alleged failure
of any faculty or administrative officials to comply in good faith
with the provisions of the section, shall be entitled to maintain
an action or proceeding in the Supreme Court of the county in which
such institution of higher education is located for the enforcement
of his/her rights under this section. |
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