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Another student rumor--that a student can "sick out" of an exam by claiming to have a mental health problem, as opposed to a physical ailment like a stomach ache or headache--is true, said Catlin...
...Someone can come to us at the time of the exam, not before. They're seen by a clinician who uses his or her judgment as to how serious the symptoms are that would affect the student's taking the exam...
...People can lie, but we try to investigate to get the clinical view," Catlin says. "We can't be sure if it's being faked, but we remind students that make-up exams are much harder, that you'll have other things to deal with when the make-up exam rolls around...
...other rumors--such as the tale that the sickout policy was instituted when a student committed suicide after being refused exemption from an exam--are untrue, Catlin says...
...Fronhofer says he had just a little more trouble in earning his bus license. "The first time I took the test...I ran a stop sign and failed," says Fronhofer, who passed the exam on his second...