Ohio Admin. Code 3356-8-09 - Religious accommodations of students
(A)
Policy statement.
It is the policy of Youngstown state university (university) to recognize that
diversity comes in many forms including religious diversity. In order to
support our students and their diverse beliefs, the university adopts a policy
consistent with section
3345.024 of the Revised Code,
"The Testing Your Faith Act."
(B)
Purpose. The
purpose of this policy is to establish procedures to reasonably accommodate 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.
(C)
Parameters.
Students may be absent for up to three days each academic semester to take
holidays for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system or
participate in organized activities conducted under the auspices of a religious
denomination, church, or other religious or spiritual organization. The
university shall not impose an academic penalty as a result of a student being
absent as permitted under this policy.
(1)
The university
will provide students with reasonable alternative accommodations with regard to
examinations and other academic requirements missed due to an absence described
in this policy if both of the following apply:
(a)
The student's
sincerely held religious belief or practice severely affects the student's
ability to take an examination or meet an academic requirement;
and
(b)
Not later than fourteen days after the first day of
instruction in a particular course, the student is required to provide the
instructor with written notice of the specific dates for which the student
requests alternative accommodations.
(D)
Procedures.
(1)
Instructors'
responsibilities.
(a)
Instructors will accept without question the sincerity
of a student's religious or spiritual belief system.
(b)
Instructors shall
keep requests for alternative accommodations confidential.
(c)
Instructors shall
schedule a time and date for an alternative examination, which may be before or
after the time and date the examination or other academic requirement was
originally scheduled, but shall do so without prejudicial
effect.
(d)
All instructors must include in each course syllabus a
statement referencing this policy that shall include:
(i)
A description of
the general procedure for requesting accommodations from the course
instructor;
(ii)
Contact information for an individual whom students may
contact for more information about this policy; and
(iii)
The procedure
under which a student may notify the university with any complaint with regard
to the implementation of this policy.
(2)
This policy shall
be posted in a prominent location on the university web site. The posting shall
include the contact information of an individual who can provide further
information about this policy.
(3)
A non-exhaustive
list of major religious holidays or festivals for the next two academic years
shall be posted in a prominent location on the university web site. The list
shall explicitly state that it is non-exhaustive and shall not be used to deny
reasonable accommodation to a student for a holiday or festival of the
student's faith or religious or spiritual belief system that does not appear on
the list.
(4)
Students may notify the university of any complaint
under this policy by contacting the office of equal opportunity, policy
development and title IX.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3356.03
Rule Amplifies: 3356.03
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