My child's friend was recently notified by her college that she needed to leave due to a low grade in a class towards her major, which is not allowed. I'm not certain of all the details, but from my understanding, she was struggling in her classes due to anxiety and depression, which was later resolved with medication. She was also diagnosed with ADD for the first time and given meds for that as well. Once they did that, her grades were much improved, but it was obviously too late to save the semester, and she fell below the minimum for the class in her major.
With no warning, the college then sent her a letter over the holiday break notifying her that she could no longer major in that subject, and because the law states that she must be making progress towards her major in order to keep receiving funding, she could no longer attend there because she didn't have enough credits for any other major. They basically told her to come back to school and move out immediately. Her job, housing, and medication were all through the college. Now she has no job, no money, no meds, and no degree.
What can she do in this situation? She's spoken to the Dean by phone (she lives in another state) who has spoken to whatever organization oversees those decisions, but she's gotten nowhere. They told her she could write a letter to that panel, stating her opinion, but the decision was already made so it was pointless.
This all seems very unfair to me. How can the college be so callous? Does she have any legal standing?
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