Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: The irate mother A fourth-grade girl misses a unit test in history that you administered on Friday. You tell her that she can't make it up during class but that she can make it up after school. The next morning, the irate mother calls the principal and says that (a) you are unfair; (b) staying late after school will cause her daughter to miss the bus; (c) there is no other transportation to the girl's home; (d) it is unsafe for a girl her age to walk that distance alone; (e) there is no money for a taxi or other transportation; and (f) there is no family car. The mother wants the test to be given at the lunch hour. What are your thoughts about what you might do in this particular situation? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) My thought is that the child can't miss lunch either. I would make the accommodation for her because she needs to take the test. Also, I would also tell the mom to contact me with any inquiries before contacting administration.