<p>I've never done it before, but I think I'm going to do it tomorrow.</p>
<p>I've been literally in bed all weekend with a bad flu and a temp upwards of 100. I was planning to tough it out and go to school today anyway when I found out my dad is moving out and spent the day dealing with stomach flu on top of a lot of complicated, emotional family stuff. To top that off the meds I'm taking for depression reacted with the cough medicine I took so I spent two hours in the hospital tonight. I'm just so physically and mentally exhausted I can't write this freakin' paper. </p>
<p>What do you all think of extensions? Have you asked for them before? Does my situation seem justified? If so, should I ask for an extra day, or a week, or what? I've never done this before.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ve ever asked for one before (or if I had it was a class-wide needed thing where no one had finished because we weren’t given enough time) , but I do believe your situation is justified. Who can do work with a temperature over 100 and in the hospital? Your teacher should be sympathetic to your situation.</p>
<p>I agree with Sidra: there’s nothing wrong with extensions if you didn’t just blow the assignment off.</p>
<p>Your situation is perfectly justified. I have had to ask for extensions before and my general experience has been that teachers are really understanding. Talk to your teacher about it, you should be fine. </p>
<p>Yea, talk to your teacher. Whoever doesn’t accept your situation would just be a complete a-hole. You might want to give them a signed note just in case (like it is in my school )</p>
<p>In our Code of Conduct, this is a perfectly justifiable reason. Actually, we are given 2 days of make up for every excused day missed, so if you have a similar policy, make sure that you bring it up if you teacher challenges you. Try to bring a note as back up if possible.</p>
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