I wouldnt think legal advice would help you at all, the uni has its own procedures which you signed up for when you joined. She needs advice from the student union, not a lawyer who wont have a scooby and cost ££££
Advice Wife being kicked out of uni
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I wouldnt think legal advice would help you at all, the uni has its own procedures which you signed up for when you joined. She needs advice from the student union, not a lawyer who wont have a scooby and cost ££££
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Caporegime
Dammit, Taylor!
Yeah if there's more to the story there's more to it.
And tell her in the future, before doing anything so silly, know policy and either follow it or keep quite. By nit following the procedure she has left her self wide open.
As said there's issues her with confidentiality and if the person isn't taken drugs, she's informed the wrong people.
And tell her in the future, before doing anything so silly, know policy and either follow it or keep quite. By nit following the procedure she has left her self wide open.
As said there's issues her with confidentiality and if the person isn't taken drugs, she's informed the wrong people.
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Speak to the union, it probably has a representation department or similar. Also consider speaking to the NUS
Without knowing all the detail why she has been suspended there is nothing anyone can really help you with.
Universities are loath to kick students, especially ones with good predicted grades and model previous records off their courses, so there must be something quite serious underlying here that you are not telling us.
Universities are loath to kick students, especially ones with good predicted grades and model previous records off their courses, so there must be something quite serious underlying here that you are not telling us.
Because they are working with kids, at a guess.
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Sorry, why would the op take legal advice opposed to some general musings of randoms on a forum??
Probably because:
1) he will want to safeguards his wife's investment in her course already and future reputation, professional accreditation and job prospects
2) because there will be more to this than we have been told which means it's complicated and potentially not clear cut
3) because it won't be that expensive in the context of the above
As said, seek proper advice where you can provide full disclosure not a public forum. These things are never best aired in public. I fear this story will be quite complex and with that in mind and what might come out, id close it down and sort it offline.
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My 2p
I would have thought professional standards and safeguarding too.
Just because a number of people do the drug doesn't mean its ok.
These people will be working with people at risk. Children etc.
I'm sure if you had the choice of who looked after your kids or vulnerable mother you wouldn't choose the one that took coke
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Indeed. It would suggest there is more to this.
Did she just randomly blab in passing conversation to her senior, or report it directly? Was it a report or gossip? Is the other student on the same course? Has she any evidence of the drug taken bar the persons spoken word?
There is no way we can advise you, there isn't enough information, nor does there appear to be the full story.
On what grounds exactly has she been suspended? Is it purely procedural pending outcome?
what kind of misconduct is it to accuse a colleague of taking drugs?
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Indeed. Has she reported the taking of drugs as stated to herself, or has she accused someone else of taking drugs. It is all I the phrasing and the investigative process. Duty of care might or might not be paramount, depending on what course the other person is taking.
We simply haven't the information, but knowing how conversation can be misrepresented, and how gobby some people are, various extrapolations can be made. For right or wrong.
That is totally acceptable, if she followed the set out procedure for reporting drug use. However she didn't so they have her on not following procedure which can be a very big deal as it levels everyone open. And then what ever OP isn't telling us.
It says in the OP. That they are on the same course.
I would also assume from the OP that they may well be at the same placement too. But if not that the other student is also on placement.
This placement maybe shadowing other social workers. Or indeed having her own caseload.
I would also assume from the OP that they may well be at the same placement too. But if not that the other student is also on placement.
This placement maybe shadowing other social workers. Or indeed having her own caseload.
Soldato
Since she is a student one would think this would be chalked up as a learning experience?
Unless there is something she has done wrong that is not being mentioned, she has not done anything wrong. It must be the first time she has had to deal with this in a mildly proffesional enviroment, right?
She went by the book, but was reticent to dish out the name straight away because of lack of experience.
It sucks and I'm surprised so much noise is being made over it, but I guess from their side, they too have to follow the rules.
Unless there is something she has done wrong that is not being mentioned, she has not done anything wrong. It must be the first time she has had to deal with this in a mildly proffesional enviroment, right?
She went by the book, but was reticent to dish out the name straight away because of lack of experience.
It sucks and I'm surprised so much noise is being made over it, but I guess from their side, they too have to follow the rules.
I don't think you quite understood the nature of the course she was taking then.
Soldato
Had she actually been told the procedure to follow if she had to report something?
In fact, whilst the Uni may well not like it as it is negative about one of their students, if she is doing a placement then reporting it to her supervisor at the placement may well be the correct thing to do as she is, in affect, working there and if anything did happen it could impact on the place providing the placement. If she was not on a placement then, yes, it would be to the appropriate person at the Uni but being on the placement may well muddy the waters.
In fact, whilst the Uni may well not like it as it is negative about one of their students, if she is doing a placement then reporting it to her supervisor at the placement may well be the correct thing to do as she is, in affect, working there and if anything did happen it could impact on the place providing the placement. If she was not on a placement then, yes, it would be to the appropriate person at the Uni but being on the placement may well muddy the waters.
So the uni said give us a name or suspension - wife gives name, but uni are still saying she will be suspended, maybe kicked out? This doesn't make sense.
Your wife could plead ignorance and apologise for not going about it the correct way, but at the end of the day, she DID report the incident. Put it back to the Uni that any punishment for highlighting this will stop others coming forward in the future.
However, me personally, i would be speaking to the student Union and my lecturers to get support and advice.