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Policy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Instructors of 51ÁÔÆæ classes (whether the class is online, hybrid, or face-to-face) are prohibited from setting course due dates that occur during class recesses or on legal holidays that are listed in the 51ÁÔÆæ Academic Calendar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official recesses listed in the 51ÁÔÆæ Academic Calendar currently include Fall Recess, which occurs from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving through the Sunday following Thanksgiving, and Spring Recess, which occurs for a full week Sunday through Saturday during the Spring Semester. Additionally, this prohibition will extend to any future \u201crecesses\u201d from classes that are listed in an upcoming approved 51ÁÔÆæ Academic Calendar.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legal holidays currently listed in the 51ÁÔÆæ Academic Calendar include New Year\u2019s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year\u2019s Eve, or their \u201cobserved\u201d dates as listed in the 51ÁÔÆæ Academic Calendar. Additionally, if any legal holidays are added to the 51ÁÔÆæ Academic Calendar, this prohibition will also apply to them. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rationale<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Students and instructors need recess times away to rest and recharge. Students and employees should not be expected to perform classwork on legal holidays. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even in face-to-face classes, due to the usage of Canvas or other electronic means for making and collecting assignments, but especially in online classes, students report frustration when instructors expect assignments, sometimes even quizzes or tests, to be collected during class recesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This policy makes clear that recesses and observance of legal holidays apply to all modalities of classes.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[17,50],"topic":[22],"class_list":["post-3449","library","type-library","status-publish","hentry","category-faculty","category-faculty-general","topic-academics"],"yoast_head":"\nProhibition of Class Recess Due Dates - Policy Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/prohibition-of-class-recess-due-dates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prohibition of Class Recess Due Dates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/policy\/library\/prohibition-of-class-recess-due-dates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Policy Library\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-11T20:53:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/prohibition-of-class-recess-due-dates\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/policy\\\/library\\\/prohibition-of-class-recess-due-dates\\\/\",\"name\":\"Prohibition of Class Recess Due Dates - 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