If the school relies on the postal service for getting work between the school and their students then I honestly can’t imagine that you are the first person who has ever had work go missing

If you can’t prove that you actually posted it, then I’d think you’re in a much weaker position unfortunately. Worst case scenario: you’ll just have to write it off, put it down to an expensive lesson learned…and make sure that you never again entrust any schoolwork to the post without coming away with some proof of posting!

Don’t go on worrying about it though -what’s done is done and can’t be changed regardless of how anxious or badly you feel about it now.

Contact the school (or have your Mum contact the school if you reckon they’ll take her more seriously) and discuss what their policy is concerning schoolwork that gets lost in transit and what you need to do now.

Next time:

1. Photocopy everything before you mail it.

2. Send it by insured mail, for about $1.50 you can insure a package for $200, if the post office loses it, they pay you $200, this gives them the motivation to handle it carefully!

3. Other mailing options are registered or certified mail, wihich can be combined with the insured mail option so you know when the package arrives.

For this time though, have your parents try to talk the school into letting you re-take the exam.