Need legal advice or where to turn to (College giving my wife hard time)

[a_ahmed]

I didn't know where to post this but since it's a canadian forum... i might as well..

It's been a nightmare for my wife.

Basically she began a registered practicing nursing program at george brown college.

She began in something like 2003 however she quit on the fly in i believe 2nd semester or something like that due to family emergency/father in failing health out of country.

She basically was going also through emotional/financial problems and decided not to head back.

Comes 2006, we get married I encourage her to finish the program.

She starts back up and wants to continue but they give her a hard time saying she's been 'gone too long', lo and behold many meetings later, they wanted her to start all over again, she does the skill tests and passes with flying colors for the courses and gets exempted.

Then she decides to go part time, great.... then GBC decide that you know what we will not offer part time any longer. Lots of students get screwed over, at that time I was like we have to sue them or something but we let it go.

She does full time but again they kind of harass her, she takes disability aid/counselling due to anxiety attacks/depression/emotional distress and they let her do full time not full load, but everything was agreed upon as OKAY after meetings with counselling, the then coordinator of the program etc...

She continues taking classes, does clinical, etc... everything going well. In fact this summer she spends lots of times preparing for next semester, studying what she needs to study all hyped.

Comes August, she checks online and her account is locked. Wth? We go to counselling and they sign the papers, then we get a letter from the 'new coordinator' saying she can no longer continue the program.

She cites courses she was failing/not doing well in, yet they are ALL courses that were PASSED and courses that were from the FIRST time she went to school (the Fs that were Fs because she just left) wth?! She says that she's been in the program 7.5 years which i dont know how the 0.5 came, and not to mention she started all over again in 2006. So of course due to all the continuing issues time DOES go on. None the less that's not 7 whatever years. Oh and those courses were passes even a B+ and hello even if its 60% thats still a pass by college policy wtf?

Next, she was NOT full time all the time.she was FORCED to go full time due to college cutting the program!

We need help. Not only is it money wasted, my wife emotionally drenched in this stuff, its also time wasted! 4 years for what!?

They say that a full time program must be completed within 4 years... WTF?! She was not even full time, but was part time.

Help

We need help.

We're considering going to the dean but its like they back each other up...

Edit: This just in dean said he does not wana 'deal with it'. but we are suppose to have a meeting 11am

I mean what can we do, they are screwing us around. They want my wife to just quit so they can wash their hands clean and I said HELL NO, because thats EXACTLY what they want to do and get away with it. I'm NOT letting this guy until we get some justice.

She has bloody THREE courses (that she was prepping all summer for too) to just finish AND clinical... DONE.. diploma time.... WTH!?

And apparently she WAS approved for january just recently to finish off now what? It's like a roller coaster.

I remember when I was dealing with teh full time part time ordeal talking to previous coordinator how they tried to wash their hands of THEIR poor decisions and lack of organizations and disregard for student's. They tried to play verbage with me and I debated them and they just tried to play with words. They did not even have CONSISTENT answers back and forth amongst themselves. Unbelievably unprofessional! Not to mention they have attitude and are rude. Very unfriendly. I've gone to two colleges and this place is a shit hole and has crappy staff with attitude, well its downtown who woulda thought but GOD...

Really need help dealing with these guys, can't just let them get away with this!

[natenator]

If you need legal advice (as stated) then I suggest a lawyer?

[a_ahmed]

I've never had to deal with this... so i don't know I've never thought of suing anybody in my life but there is no way I'm letting this go down this way as it's been. I know what kind of struggles both my wife and I have been going through. There's no way we'll just give up.

The first I felt us being screwed over was when they decided to cut the part time program and then forced students either to quit or go full time. And at that time I was very upset/angry at what was being done but just let it go and didnt know... but now this... no way am i letting it all go.

[macka]

upper canada bar association http://www.lsuc.on.ca/public/a/faqs-...ce/index.cfm#2

[a_ahmed]

We're seeing the human rights department part of the student association on monday at the college and im going to speak with the dean myself and put everything down on paper that has happened. If I exhaust all my resources, only option is lawyer....

Thanks man I really appreciate all the help I can get...

[Prisoner#22]

You might be better going through the Student's Union.

However.. In most Nursing courses they only give you 8 years to finish the program if you choose to go part time.

Nursing is a very hard program to get through. You have to do a lot of ass kissing and play the political game.

I am proud to say I never kissed ass once, but I almost didn't make it through the program too, because of the fact that if they don't like you they can easily **** you.

I was lucky that i was loved and hated 50 : 50

and that my program was split between two schools, the college and the university. Once I made it to the University, there was nothing the college could do anymore to screw me, and I was home free.

The problem is, in Nursing the instructors get to know you quite well and they all talk... If you piss one off, they all know, and you are under the microscope. If you are considered 'weak clinically' they will all key in on that. If they don't like you they will put you in situations in the clinical setting that are really tough, to try to break you, they can set you up to fail.

And there is not a ****ing thing you can do about it except play their game, and beat their game. If you do that, like I did, then you might pass... If you stumble just a bit, giving them an excuse to fail you for whatever bullshit reasons, they will happily oblige.

Nursing instructors fall into two catagories:
Positive ones
Ones who are brilliant and want to pass on their knowlege and insight to others, or ones who have kids and are doing it to stay part time employed yet not get their ass kicked on the wards

Negative ones:
Ones who were too bitchy and aggressive, either passively or overtly, who may have absolutely no social skills... and ones who are too fat to work the wards. etc.

These ones you are the ones you need to watch your back around lol

The number one thing as a student you need to do is establish a positive rapport with your instructor, but even that doesn't always work as there are instructors that you think like you, never give you any negative feedback, yet when you get your evaluation back have torn you and your character to shreds.

Basically you are ****ed, there is nothing you can do, unless you catch them doing something inappropriate at the time and have witnesses to the fact.

[dremen]

We're seeing the human rights department part of the student association on monday at the college and im going to speak with the dean myself and put everything down on paper that has happened. If I exhaust all my resources, only option is lawyer....

Thanks man I really appreciate all the help I can get...

GO TO A LAWYER FIRST BEFORE YOU TAKE FURTHER ACTIONS!!!

Your wife may be able to get her money back or get the rest of her education for FREE because of the universities bullshit tactics.

Go see a lawyer.....hell go see 5 or 10 lawyers first man. Don't do this shit on yer own man trust me on this.

Anytime I need to return something I bring my mom(ya laugh I know), my mom can bitch up and down till i get a new item AND keep my money....and she does it without being a bitch.....lol

So 2 main things here 1. Go see some lawyers and 2. I love my mommy

[Prisoner#22]

GO TO A LAWYER FIRST BEFORE YOU TAKE FURTHER ACTIONS!!!

Your wife may be able to get her money back or get the rest of her education for FREE because of the universities bullshit tactics.

Go see a lawyer.....hell go see 5 or 10 lawyers first man. Don't do this shit on yer own man trust me on this.

Anytime I need to return something I bring my mom(ya laugh I know), my mom can bitch up and down till i get a new item AND keep my money....and she does it without being a bitch.....lol

So 2 main things here 1. Go see some lawyers and 2. I love my mommy

Lawyer will likely do you know good, as the Nursing school will just pull out their big bood of policies and procedures and give you 20 different reason why they are not letting you proceed. TRUST ME!!! I have been through this! you are ****ed cut your losses and move on, nursing in not for you obviously.