Petition Letter
Letter to appeal drop deadline
October 20, 2016
To the Associate Dean (Studies)
My name is Kimberly Davies (student number 100 80 234) and I am a student of the Politics Sociology medial program. I am writing this letter to appeal the 21 day drop deadline associated with the grades of all the courses I have taken in the semesters of fall 2014 and winter 2015.
The courses associated with this appeal are therefore:
SOCY 211, Introduction to Statistics, 2015 winter;
SOCY 226, Sociological Theory, 2014 fall;
SOCY 227, Theorizing Contemporary Society, 2015 winter;
SOCY 273, Social Psychology, extended from 2014 winter to 2015 fall;
HIST 209, Intro to Themes Canadian History II, 2015 winter;
POLS 250A/B, Political Theory, full year course from 2014 fall to 2015 winter
POLS 250A, Political Theory, full year course 2013 fall term
In the winter of 2014 an appeal was submitted and approved for 3 credits due to a concussion sustained halfway through February. These credits were:
POLS 280, Intro to Women Gender and Politics, 2014 winter
SOCY 211, Introduction to Statistics, 2014 winter
POLS 250B, Political Theory, 2014 winter
In early February 2014 I received a concussion participating in the Queen's Judo club. While I took the recommended time off and assumed I would be able to return to school at the end of the semester my situation unfortunately resulted in my having to drop three of the courses I had been taking. It was my belief that after multiple months of recovery that I would be able to return to my academic career the following September. What I did not know was that the impact of February's concussion, in conjunction the exacerbation of symptoms due to a much ignored car accident that took place in August 2014, would continue to have such a large impact on my day to day functioning.
The post concussive syndrome I had developed, resulted in symptoms such as: constant fatigue, an inability to complete tasks of daily living and depression. Although I continued to attempt to participate effectively in my academic career, it soon became clear that my efforts were unproductive and further attempts to push through would result in a continued lack of learning. A lack of guidance regarding my mental health and recovery guidelines resulted in my dropping out of class and having to return to Toronto for the care and support I required. My case was additionally exacerbated when; in August of 2015 I was involved in a second car accident resulting in an additional concussion.
Since I left Queen's for Toronto in January of 2015 I have fought to receive the necessary care to allow me to return to normal life. Only recently, and after much improvement, has a return to studies with help from my healthcare and rehabilitation team, been considered.
Such a return however, would be much slower than was originally assumed by the physiotherapy, and Sports injury doctor O'Connor at Queen's University and would need to be carefully watched and managed by additional resources that were not involved in my disability accommodations for the 2014-15 school year such as my Occupational Therapist, and Speech and language Pathologist in order to ensure that the current trajectory of my recovery remain not only positive but, hopefully, permanent.
I thank you for considering the waiving of the 21 day drop deadline as it will allow me to request the drop of the aforementioned credits accrued in the 2014-2015 school year.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Davies
October 20, 2016
To the Associate Dean (Studies)
My name is Kimberly Davies (student number 100 80 234) and I am a student of the Politics Sociology medial program. I am writing this letter to appeal the 21 day drop deadline associated with the grades of all the courses I have taken in the semesters of fall 2014 and winter 2015.
The courses associated with this appeal are therefore:
SOCY 211, Introduction to Statistics, 2015 winter;
SOCY 226, Sociological Theory, 2014 fall;
SOCY 227, Theorizing Contemporary Society, 2015 winter;
SOCY 273, Social Psychology, extended from 2014 winter to 2015 fall;
HIST 209, Intro to Themes Canadian History II, 2015 winter;
POLS 250A/B, Political Theory, full year course from 2014 fall to 2015 winter
POLS 250A, Political Theory, full year course 2013 fall term
In the winter of 2014 an appeal was submitted and approved for 3 credits due to a concussion sustained halfway through February. These credits were:
POLS 280, Intro to Women Gender and Politics, 2014 winter
SOCY 211, Introduction to Statistics, 2014 winter
POLS 250B, Political Theory, 2014 winter
In early February 2014 I received a concussion participating in the Queen's Judo club. While I took the recommended time off and assumed I would be able to return to school at the end of the semester my situation unfortunately resulted in my having to drop three of the courses I had been taking. It was my belief that after multiple months of recovery that I would be able to return to my academic career the following September. What I did not know was that the impact of February's concussion, in conjunction the exacerbation of symptoms due to a much ignored car accident that took place in August 2014, would continue to have such a large impact on my day to day functioning.
The post concussive syndrome I had developed, resulted in symptoms such as: constant fatigue, an inability to complete tasks of daily living and depression. Although I continued to attempt to participate effectively in my academic career, it soon became clear that my efforts were unproductive and further attempts to push through would result in a continued lack of learning. A lack of guidance regarding my mental health and recovery guidelines resulted in my dropping out of class and having to return to Toronto for the care and support I required. My case was additionally exacerbated when; in August of 2015 I was involved in a second car accident resulting in an additional concussion.
Since I left Queen's for Toronto in January of 2015 I have fought to receive the necessary care to allow me to return to normal life. Only recently, and after much improvement, has a return to studies with help from my healthcare and rehabilitation team, been considered.
Such a return however, would be much slower than was originally assumed by the physiotherapy, and Sports injury doctor O'Connor at Queen's University and would need to be carefully watched and managed by additional resources that were not involved in my disability accommodations for the 2014-15 school year such as my Occupational Therapist, and Speech and language Pathologist in order to ensure that the current trajectory of my recovery remain not only positive but, hopefully, permanent.
I thank you for considering the waiving of the 21 day drop deadline as it will allow me to request the drop of the aforementioned credits accrued in the 2014-2015 school year.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Davies