When a professor doesn\u2019t show up to class, it doesn\u2019t take long for students to start questioning when they can leave. A common statement that will undoubtedly be thrown around is, \u201cIf they don\u2019t show up in 15 minutes, we can leave.\u201d According to the chairs of several departments at Harding, however, there is no such policy.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brad Miller, chair of the department of engineering and physics, said this rule does not exist in his department. According to him, students should wait a few minutes before leaving the classroom.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s common courtesy to wait for a few minutes in the classroom if the professor is late in case something unforeseen came up,\u201d Miller said. \u201cAs for how long to wait, I guess it\u2019s up to the student.\u201d <\/p>\n
Dr. Monte Cox, dean of the College of Bible and Ministry, said this rule has been college lore on many campuses. As far as he knows, however, no such policy has been implemented. He also says this should not be happening often on campus.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur teachers should never be late to class without an explanation,\u201d Cox said. \u201cA teacher who is consistently late to class would not keep their job for long.\u201d<\/p>\n
Junior Anna Unate said she did not know what to do when one of her professors showed up 20 minutes late for class. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was in a class where my professor was late, and we were all wondering if we should leave or keep waiting,\u201d Unate said. \u201cMost of the class ended up leaving after exactly 15 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even though this rule is not official, some students and professors think it should be a policy campus-wide. \t<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it would be reasonable to have a policy regarding this issue so that we know what to do in those situations,\u201d Unate said. <\/p>\n
Hannah Owens, an adjunct professor with the department of communication, says that if students are expected to be on time for class, professors should be too. <\/p>\n
Aside from wasting time, this can also be a monetary issue. <\/p>\n
Senior Shayla Herrington said she thinks a stated rule about this could help both students and faculty in the long run. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are paying a lot of money to be here, so I think it should be expected for professors to always be on time, just like we are expected to do the same,\u201d Herrington said. \u201cI think the 15 minute rule should be put into place so that we could all be held accountable \u2014 students and professors alike.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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