diff -Naurw course_menu/block_course_menu.php course_menu_new/block_course_menu.php
--- course_menu/block_course_menu.php	2012-07-30 15:26:04.681428152 +0100
+++ course_menu_new/block_course_menu.php	2012-08-01 15:28:22.988316520 +0100
@@ -763,7 +763,11 @@
 
                                 }
                             }
+                            //hide hidden sections from students if the course settings say that - bug #212
+                       //     $coursecontext = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $this->course->id);
+                       //     if (!($section->visible == 0 && !has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddensections', $coursecontext))) {
                             $sections[] = $newSec;
+                        //    }
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff -Naurw course_menu/renderer.php course_menu_new/renderer.php
--- course_menu/renderer.php	2012-07-30 11:56:49.265365261 +0100
+++ course_menu_new/renderer.php	2012-08-01 15:23:41.707316186 +0100
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
 	
 	public function render_topic($config, $section, $depth = 0, $current = false)
 	{
+		global $PAGE; 
+                $coursecontext = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $PAGE->course->id);
+                if (!($section['visible'] == 0 && !has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddensections', $coursecontext))) {
 		if ($depth == 0) {
 			$depth = $this->topic_depth;
 		}
@@ -138,7 +141,7 @@
 			
 			$html = $this->render_leaf($section['trimmed_name'], $leafIcon, $attributes, $section['url'], $current); 	
 		}
-		
+	  }	
 		return $html;
 	}