Having a "bAD mEnTaL hEaLtH wEeK" doesn't excuse you from your class responsibilities, especially when an assignment has been available for an entire month. Mental health challenges are real and should be treated seriously, but part of being a student, employee, or professional is learning how to communicate when you're struggling and seeking help before deadlines pass.
Professors, supervisors, and colleagues can often provide support, accommodations, or extensions when circumstances warrant them, but they can't help if they're informed after opportunities to address the issue have already come and gone.
Accountability and self-advocacy are important life skills. A difficult week may explain a missed deadline, but it doesn't necessarily exempt someone from the consequences of neglecting a responsibility that was available to complete over several weeks.
If a university consistently shields students from the consequences of their decisions, poor performance, or misconduct, it risks creating an environment where accountability is weakened and problematic behaviors are reinforced.
Unlike the clown ass UNT administration, I actually have a spine.