@hammit39 :  We have all had some students come to us with some severe challenges they were not able to deal with.   I know we are all compassionate and empathetic with our responses on the outside while we realize we cannot help everybody.   Every institution has it's own guidelines on what is and is not acceptable for you to do.   Whenever I have prior knowledge regarding what my student is experiencing I can help them better than if I find out during the last week of class.   I do my best to work with my department chair and our academic… >>>