I need some advice please. Ive namechanged but regular, well, not recently, but have been regular for many many years.
I need to take two days off, coz i have no one to leave dd with. Its not about a few hours, but me going to another part of the country, which is where im at uni. Her df wont be back till two days after term starts and there isnt anyone i can leave her with. I cant take her with me, coz then she misses a week of school or i miss a further couple of days to bring her back. Ive discussed it with all concerned, including my academic tutor and they are all fine with me not coming back to uni till her df is back in the country.
yet the admin lady wont authorise the leave. I submitted the request on tuesday, yet she waited until i was safely away from there, and back in london to reply. Its not a simple childcare issue. its two full days in which the child will have neither parent with her. ive got an exemplary attendance record, except for the time when she decided after the fact to unatuhorise my reasonable absence. (missed train, then train delays, after trip home to see kids, and my not spending a fortune on the expensive hundred pound plus ticket, the tutor was fine with it)
does anyone know if there are any equal oppurtunity type things i can call upon to back me up here? Ive jumped through all the hoops she wanted me to after the last fiasco, yet is now saying this isnt appropriate. Im at a loss as to how to react to this in a professional way. advice much appreciated.