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As my regular readers know I'll soon be starting a full time one year ceramics
course. So I thought. I'm sure it'll still happen, but today I received a summons
to jury duty - to start a day after my course is supposed to commence. And the
estimated duration of the trial is 12 weeks:
Of course I'll apply for exemption, but it may prove difficult, since I can't enrol to
the course until two weeks before the court case, so currently I can't even prove
that I'll actually start the college. And anyway, it looks like generally being a
student is not enough to get an exemption; you'll have to have some important
exams to attend to gain it. However, I hope they'll listen to my reasoning, since
practically if I have to do it, I simply won't be able to do my course; a three
months off at the start of a 12 months hands-on course - I don't think so!
How awful! The last time I had jury duty, I was babysitting my grandson on a regular basis. When I called about an exemption, the county employee said, "That's the parents' problem, not ours. No exemption." I hope you have better luck.
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