Sinclair has adopted a policy providing accommodations for students to be absent in order to observe religious holidays. Ohio law requires each state institution of higher education to “adopt a policy that reasonably accommodates the sincerely held beliefs and practices of individual students with regard to all examinations or other academic requirements and absences for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system.”
A student shall be permitted to be absent for up to three (3) days each academic semester to take holidays for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system. Students may also use these days to participate in organized activities hosted or observed by a religious denomination, church, or other religious or spiritual organization.
The student will receive no academic penalty for being absent as permitted by this policy.
The policy applies to all Sinclair students enrolled in courses for academic credit and to the instructors teaching those courses.
The student must provide the instructor with written notice of the specific dates for which the student requests alternative accommodations within fourteen (14) days of the first day of instruction in a particular course.
The Testing Your Faith Act House Bill 353 is always available for students to read.
For more information, you should contact the Associate Provost at 937-512-2522.The Associate Provost is also responsible for processing grievances and complaints related to this policy.
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