Graduation Ceremony Cancelled

I am heart broken for the way the institution has handled this whole situation. I have worked hard to pass this qualification and I was looking forward to a graduation ceremony that will remind me of the challenges that I had to go through to attain this Degree. The institution does not have a right to take that away from me. I understand that they need to take precaution of the situation but It is concerning for the institution to tell us that it does not have the obligation to commit to any rescheduling of the ceremony. This shows how much the institution does not care about the students. I am heartbroken and I don’t think that any student deserves this. I had to study a four year Degree and I had to put a lot of hard to work to pass this BCom Degree and all of a sudden I am not able to celebrate it. The worst part I was only told on Friday that it has been cancelled and that is two days before the Ceremony. I need Milpark to re-look at this and come up with the solution. Below is the e-mail I received from Milpark

Dear Bongekile

The graduation that was scheduled for Monday, 9th of March 2020 in Durban has been cancelled due to the announcement from the Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize on Thursday 5th March 2020, that the country has recorded its first case of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kwazulu-Natal. Milpark Education has an ethical obligation to mitigate the spreading of the virus and therefore made the decision to cancel the graduation.

At this point, Milpark Education cannot commit to any reschedule of a Durban graduation ceremony due to the uncer*****y of the current situation.

If you would like to receive your graduation certificate via courier please complete the attached form and send back to us on ***

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the cancellation of your graduation ceremony please kindly email us at *** or you can contact our Student Support team on ***.

We thank you for your understanding.

Kind Regards, Milpark Education