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MenstrualLeaveNow
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anApprovedAbsence
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Menstruation will be regarded as a
legitimate excuse for absence from
this fall semester, relieving female
studentsfromthepressuretofighttheir
menstrualpaintotakeattendance.
According to the online
announcement made at HUFS official
websiteonAug.30,onlytwoabsences
due to a period will be forgiven.
Students must download the form
fromthewebsiteandsubmititdirectly
to the professor within seven days of
their period. Additionally, menstrual
▲Around 80 students remained in Obama Hall at the Seoul Campus for the General Assembly after an
leave is permitted separately with the
hourintothemeeting.
standard absence range of ‘within 1/4
ofasemester.’
GeneralAssemblyCalledOffdueto
The school arrived at the decision in
LowStudentParticipation
response to requests for women rights
protection from student councils and
On Sept. 18, HUFS 51st Emergency
“A new election system could come
theHumanRightsCommission.
Planning Committee (EPC) of Seoul
forth next time, if there should be
HUFS’ decision found favorable
Campus failed to open the biannual
a unanimous consensus to promote
responses from the students as
studentmeetingduetoalackofstudent
amongtheboardofdirectors,councilof
absences from having a period was
attendees.
professors and student body,” said the
made official regardless of their
According to school regulations, more
Dean of Administration Support in the
department. Previously, only two
than a tenth of the total students should
report.
departments, Business Administration
be present to satisfy the quorum should
Dean of Student Affairs agreed that
DivisionandDept.ofArabic,approved
themeetingtakeplace.However,435out
it is late to change the system, saying
menstrual absences. It is also positive
of 8,129 students showed up at Obama
“Careful consideration should precede
thatnotonlyapolicynowencompasses
Hall, Minerva Complex, thwarting
anysystematicchanges.”
all female students, but also the entire
discussion on some important agendas.
As the incumbent president Kim In-
perioddurationwithoutthesubmission
One of the topics that EPC planned to
chul runs for the election of the 12th
ofadoctor’sprescription.
talk about was the upcoming school
HUFS president, he will be suspended
However, some raise concerns
presidentialelectioninNovember.
from performing his duties on Sept. 15.
that the policy has some room for
Conventionally, the council of HUFS
From that point on , the vice president
improvement. According to the
professors has the sole right to elect the
will take over his position until the
Emergency Planning Committee,
head of the school excluding students
electioncomestoanend.
the number of admissions for two
and faculty members as voters. To
Previously, EPC posted a paper
semesters is insufficient compared
challengethecurrentsystem,thestudent
statementwhichdemandedthatstudents
to the number of menstrual periods
council met with school officials on
and faculty be allowed to cast votes for
the female students will experience
Sept. 11, and reported the details of
their leader. Currently, the committee
on average during one semester.
the meeting through the paper packet
plans on holding a public hearing on
More importantly, menstrual absence
distributed to the General Assembly
Sept. 19 at International Building on
may be rejected because the policy
attendees.
SeoulCampus.
acknowledgesteachers’discretion.
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