For clarification, the other incidents were not with this lady. It's always been a different person. The first time it happened I told the person I didn't need an assistant and she couldn't come (in softer words but the same idea) and she never came to another class. The second time I was able to get the person to pay for the class. This is the third time in six years, so it doesn't happen often. I'm just stunned when it does.
Originally Posted by
Aurora
How do I tell her, without offending her, that I don't want non-students in class. I don't want to lose her as a friend/student, and she didn't take the hint when I suggested her friend would be okay.
Sadly, this isn't the first time this has happened. It is the third, and it's been three different people. I don't understand the presumption of people, but mostly I don't know how to handle it.
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Friend? She is no friend. She has offended you multiple times by attending without paying. The only occasion when someone other than a student should attend a class is if the student needs an interpreter. It appears you set a precedent by allowing her to attend the three previous times. This will probably continue unless you take a stand. It is not fair to your other paying students.