Sheffield Hallam University - www.shu.ac.uk

I got put under suspension with the Open University for being ill, a hospital case. My husband telephoned and told them I was ill. When well enough, I tried to withdraw but they did not withdraw me. I had previously withdrawn from the prior course because my mother in law was dying of cancer. The course before that, I experienced 5 months of mal administration with them, and the tutor was so concerned she contacted the course team, so then the OU refunded 100% the money off this course.

They then used all 3 of these courses to put me under suspension. It made me ill and stressed for months.

Why do this to people who are ill or have close family dying of cancer?

Anyway, it seems from this forum its happening with other educational providers. Its scary that they do this to people at a low point with their health.

Same thing happened to me at a college in my town. They knew why I wasn't there, I'd called and provided doctor's notes. I only took 2 weeks. I got a letter telling em I'd been withdrawn due to non-attendance and them not knowing why I wasn't there - a lie.

I'd also been thrown off another course at that college because I made the mistake of telling the tutor I was 2 months pregnant. Plenty of time for me to finish it before baby was born, I was more than half way through at that point.