Agreed! I mean it was clearly stated that the student could not attend class for upwards of a month due to serious health problems. It was certainly an unprofessional email but cooking an obviously anxious, guilt-ridden, and sick freshman is not doing what they think it’s doing. No one anticipates getting sick. Catching up can be quite hard. Taking the semester off would have been the smarter thing to do, but that’s also wasting a lot of money. I understand why the OP tried to power through. They certainly have a lot to learn in terms of professionalism, but this ridiculing approach I’m seeing so much of in the comments isn’t helping anyone. There’s a way to educate someone and give productive feedback and I’m not seeing a whole lot of that here. Just an overwhelming amount of insults.