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I just completed a 10 month computer course. The school is run by Europeans, the chain of schools having originated in Europe. They scheduled all the extra-help sessions on Saturday, when I could not go. They scheduled some helpful speakers to come Friday nights, when I could not go. And then, after nearly a year of really killing myself to complete all the assignments, I found out that they had scheduled the graduation ceremony for Friday, when I could not go. I had informed them of these conflicts weeks ahead, but did not even receive the courtesy of a reply from the head of the school. She merely replied that I "should have known these things when I signed up". And how would I have known? So, I could not even attend my own graduation ceremony. How would YOU feel?

Even better, I have suffered from a very severe sore throat/fever/misery this week, yet worked 48 hours straight with only 2 hours of sleep in order to complete the compilation of my work required by the course. I got it in a couple of hours before the graduation ceremony (Sabbath did not start til 8:02 this week, but it would still not have been possible to get to the graduation ceremony and back and still have time to prepare for the Sabbath, since you can't travel on it, and you needed time to warm up your Sabbath meal, turn on any lights you want to use, etc.). I spoke to the instructor with whom I had worked the most closely and asked him if he could review my work so that I could go have it printed. He said he could not, as he was now on vacation, and suggested that the head of the school (who emanates very strong antisemitic vibes) look it over. Since he was the one who had supervised and critiqued virtually all of my work and had signed off on it, how much time would it have taken to give a look over to my work and the green light to have it printed? Did I ever refuse a student who needed my help, even if it was my lunch period or staying unpaid after school?