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Extenuating
Circumstances with Host Families and Exchange Students
Aside from
the excitement, personal fulfillment and the enriching aspect of foreign
exchange student programs, extenuating circumstances are a part of life.
Be it transportation, illness or simply irreconcilable differences, both hosting
families and international exchange students may have their share of eventful
situations to overcome during the school year. Nevertheless, international
student exchange programs solve solutions to medical emergencies,
incompatibility and as well as transportation issues.
Handling
an International Student Exchange Illness
No one is
immune to illness. All international student
exchange programs provide health insurance. Even though the natural
parents of an international exchange student are considered the student’s
legal guardians, when an exchange student becomes ill, a host family will act on
behalf of the student’s biological parents. Consequently, host families
should keep the international exchange student’s Certificate of Insurance
handy, completely read and adhere to the insurance instructions. In cases
where host families are confused on handling a medical emergency, they can
contact the information hot line or call their local Representative. (A
copy of the international exchange student’s physical examination is included
with the application).
Solving
International Exchange Student Incompatibility Differences
During an
international exchange student’s stay, a representative will be assigned to
offer support for the international student exchange program. The liaison
is a professionally trained local representative who will make monthly visits to
ensure that the international
exchange student and the hosting family are adapting and making
progress.
The
Representative’s other responsibilities include maintaining regular contact
with the local high school, providing a comprehensive monthly quarterly report,
an overall student evaluation of the student’s academic achievement, family
life coupled with other social activity and interaction. (In cases where
an international exchange
student is incompatible with the host family, a representative will
offer support and if the differences are irreconcilable, the international
student exchange will arrange for placing the student with another host family.
Transportation
and the International Exchange Student
Regardless
if a student has a driver’s license in their native country, young adults who
participate in an international student exchange are not permitted to drive.
Whilst, certain host
families may feel obligated to assume the role of chauffeur, it’s only
necessary when it is convenient for the principal host or if other teenagers in
the home have a driver’s license.
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