88 NMT Clinical Additional Attendance Policies
ADDITIONAL ATTENDANCE POLICIES
Absence Due to Required Course Attendance
Students who are absent from clinical assignments because they are repeating a required course that is offered only at a time when they are to be in clinic, will be provided with an alternative clinical assignment schedule. The schedule must be in the same clinical area and for the same aggregate period as the time missed. Double shifts, extended weekend assignments, and lunch hours may not be used as make-up time. The NMT Program Director will consult with the student in preparing the alternate schedule.
Alternate clinical schedules cannot be arranged for non-required courses. Students working on entrance requirements for another degree program must take that into account when determining their schedule for each academic session
Funeral Leave
A student is granted up to three clinic (3) funeral days for the death of a parent, sibling, spouse, child, grandparent or equivalent in law. A student is granted two clinic (2) funeral day for the death of an aunt, uncle, and other relative or equivalent in law, or close friend. These absences are NOT counted as personal days. Request for additional time off can be made based on extenuating circumstances. This additional time off will require the student to use their personal days or may require that the student take an incomplete in the clinical course.
The student must contact the program director or RISP clinical instructor by email to request funeral leave. The absence must be prescheduled and reported to the program director or RISP clinical instructor before the specified time for that clinical assignment. Funeral leave will not be granted without pre-scheduling. When requesting funeral leave, the student must give the name of the deceased, relationship to the student, and the date and location of the funeral. Documentation of attendance at the funeral is required (usually a showing or prayer card). Documentation must be given to the program director or RISP clinical instructor within two (2) weeks of the funeral leave.
Jury Duty
The RISP program believes in fulfilling the obligation of jury duty and will support students who are called to serve. Upon receiving a summons for jury duty, the student must notify the program director via email of the days of obligation. Students are required to record the absence following the policy for reporting clinical absences. Jury duty does not count against personal time. In most cases, jury duty lasts one week or less. Students are given up to three (3) days to fulfill their civic obligation. If more time is needed, the circumstances will be reviewed on an individual basis. Students must document the required jury duty by presenting a letter from the court to the RISP clinical instructor documenting the dates of their service upon returning to school.
Military Leave
IU recognizes that students who serve in the U.S. armed forces may encounter si