Problems arise from proposed schedule changes

DAVID ZAYER Reporter @DavidZayer

Though they are rushing to class, students may not make it from the Art Hill to the Village in time. But starting next semester, the college is mandating a passing period, recommended at 10 minutes, so that they can make it across campus in between classes.

Instructors have to figure out how to incorporate a passing period into the schedule without overlapping or cutting into other courses, while also commedating the new college hour block.

At the Academic Senate meeting on Monday, members discussed adjusting class schedules to turn in to the district.

“We need to have a 10-minute passing period and it really boils down to attendance counting. It is how we correct the portion of it with the clock hour and college hour,” said Professor Adrian Youhanna, the Department Chair of Anthropological and Geographical Sciences.

demonstration at the Van Nuys Civic Center from approximately noon to 2 p.m. It will be a joint rally with other San Fernando Valley schools.

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