The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) permits qualifying employees of certain employers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to treat a serious medical condition or to care for an immediate family member with a serious medical condition.
One of the differences about having a pet in a classroom vs. at home is that a classroom is noisier and the pet must become used to many people. This can be stressful on some animals, and we want to keep stress on our pet to a minimum.
But the downside of large classes is. that the only students I get to know are those who come to visit during my office hours. Thus, I. was taken aback one day years ago when an anonymous face from the lecture hall appeared at my. office accompanied by a large dog.