missing work for school

by zach
(Dalton Georgia)

This is my second semester in college. Prior to this date I worked first shift in a retail environment. I cleared with my store manager the days that I needed off for school and she agreed. For the last two semesters all was well but today she was fired. I was informed by her boss that I would have to miss class and pick up her hours and cover extra shifts because several other people quit when she was terminated. I can only miss two days of this class or I will fail and loose my scholarship. In the state of Georgia can I collect unemployment?


Hi Zach,

Very doubtful, because you would be quitting to attend school.

Unemployment while attending school and quitting because of school is truly a state specific issue as you will see if you take a look at Table 5-12 in the Nonmonetary chartbook at the USDOL.

I think you are between a rock and the proverbial hard place .. or maybe not .. retail job or loss of scholarship ..