Student exams affected by the OC Transpo Strike

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Students attending Post Secondary Educational institutions within the Ottawa Area are requesting for their institution to allow students affected by the OC Transpo strike to write their exams at an alternative time.

Many students rely on public transportation to maneuver around the city. As a result, this OC Transpo strike that is scheduled to start at 12:01am on December 10, 2008 will inevitably have a negative impact for any student who does not have the resources for an alternative mode of transportation.
Some Educational institutions have indicated that any student unable to attend their scheduled exam time will not be given the chance to a re-write.
Educational institutions need to understand that Students without alternative means of transportation will be penalized for something that is out of their control. This position by the Post Secondary institutions within our city, does not portray an ethical way of doing business, and goes against the very the ethics taught within our classrooms.

Students, who hold a valid bus pass and have not been able to attend their exams, should be given the opportunity to a re-write. Students rights should not be taken away or discriminated against for a strike that has severed their only means of transportation.

188 Signatures

  • Christopher Vingoe
  • Catherine Berus
  • Bernadine Mahmoud
  • Rachel Vanderwal
    • Comments
    • This strike is unfair to those students who rely on the buses to get to and from school.
  • Margo Hogan
    • Comments
    • It is very unfortunate that OC is using students as leverage in such a crutial time in their development, there is enough stress as a student without having to worry how to get to the exam.
  • amanda st jean
  • Kurt Rafter
  • sophie ouimette
  • Angela Pyke
  • Nate Gelderbloem
  • Taylor Howarth
  • Alecks Tan
  • Kim Graham
    • Comments
    • I think it's unfair to penalize students for something that is out of their control.
  • Cathy Duong
    • Comments
    • Unfair that students have to miss an exam because of the strike. Us students already have books and tuitions to pay, and now have to pay for cab fee's across the city? UNFAIR. Many students are in debt and can't afford cab to school and home.
  • john hogan
  • Beverly Orser
  • William Wang
  • Nicole
  • Alysha Riggs
    • Comments
    • OC Transpo is the only way I can get to exams.
  • Amy V
  • Gabrielle
    • Comments
    • This is ridiculous, we have to have a say in this
  • Alex Carruthers
  • Hodan
  • Kyle Handy
  • Sameh
  • Sara
  • Sebastian Schneider
    • Comments
    • The OCTranspo head did not have any Arguments in his interview. His only answer was no. So he makes the people strike just for fun?
  • Jessica Frankland
  • Tracey
    • Comments
    • Retarded!
  • Allison Smith
  • Danielle C
    • Comments
    • I am not a student anymore but support your cause!
  • Chris
  • Renйe Yoxon
  • Jean-Pierre Levac
    • Comments
    • It's common sense, do yo want us to fail?
  • Luc Berthelot
  • Nicole Taylor Logan
    • Comments
    • As if we didn't have enough to stress about...
  • Melanie Beaudry
    • Comments
    • This is ridiculous! Bring back the buses....
  • Mike Vanderveer
  • Epatica
  • melissa Massй
  • Nathalie Lanthier
    • Comments
    • This is an extra stress no one needed!!
  • Frederic Plouffe
    • Comments
    • Im not pissed off at OC transpo im just not happy with the union choice of time for all of this
  • kathryn stewart
    • Comments
    • So angry at this, I missed my exam this morning, thanks OC transpo!
  • Amanda L
  • Andrea Ward
  • Kathryn M
  • Butter Windowdressing
    • Comments
    • I wish all people the right to have bronchitis, in season
  • Enid Walkerton (Mrs) (Retired)
    • Comments
    • my dog pudles has the shingles
  • L. Peirce
  • Kristine Pettit