Bereavement policies on Dal students
My grandparent passed away 4 days ago and I had an assignment due this Saturday. I had emailed the professor last Friday saying that I'm still grieving and that I may need a few days to complete the assignment however I told her that I will try my best to complete the assignment on Saturday. The professor didn't respond to email in three days because of the long weekend. I completed the assignment however I had a lot of difficulty concentrating and completing the assignment and I submitted it one hour late because I was still mourning as my grandparent passed away last Thursday. The professor responded to my email today evening and it was quite minimal and brief. She didn't even acknowledge that I suffered a great personal loss or gave me few grace days to complete the assignment. She just told me to submit the assignment on Saturday. Her email didn't seem warm or compassionate with my current situation and I'm truly disappointed by the way she responded. I'm wondering if this behaviour is normal from professors when students undergo a personal loss?