Jaclyn Coles

College classes -- on occasion, for one reason or another -- have to be cancelled, which can be rather disrupting to the students who are enrolled. In this Bobcat Update, Jaclyn Coles takes a look at the procedures the university follows when a cancellation is necessary.

According to the faculty handbook, professors are required to report to their department chairs as soon as possible in the event they cannot make it to class. The university is required to record such absences and the reasons for them. These records are open to public inspection. Students have mixed views about last-minute cancellations.
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The 15-minute rule is a wide-spread belief at Texas State.
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Another student has a possible solution for handling last-minute cancellations.
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Texas State has a text alert system, but it isn't used for class cancellations. Usually students are notified of cancellations when they get to the classroom and find a notice on the door. Also, some professors send notifications by e-mail, but that method often doesn't reach commuters in a timely fashion. Last-minute cancellations can be very frustrating. For Bobcat Update, I'm Jaclyn Coles.