Throughout high school, students are more than likely to miss at least one day of school. This being said, students are required to have a parent call into the school or bring in a written excuse or a doctor’s note. As a student misses more school without having a turned in excuse, this can cause work to pile up.

           “The student will receive zero credit for each unexcused day of class absence… If a student was legally absent on the day that a test was announced, the test must be made up within three days, or at teacher discretion,” page 15 of Freedom Area High School student handbook states.

           Although some teachers are more lenient with the policy of absence, most enforce it strictly, pushing more students to either not miss school at all or bring in an excuse as to why they missed their class.

           “I do not know if teachers need to be stricter concerning that policy since I am not sure how other teachers handle it,” history teach Nathaniel Langelli said.

“I do understand the difficulty in having to double-check every unexcused absence to see if a student eventually turns in an excuse. In a typical school day that is already full with teaching, lesson planning, grading, and completing various tasks it is easy to forget to verify that information. In the end, I believe each teacher does his/her best to make sure every student succeeds to the best of their ability, whether in school or absent from it,” Langelli said.

           As Langelli explained, throughout a teacher’s usual day at work they must accomplish many objectives. Besides making homework and in class assignments, they must also grade students work and plan for future days.

           Class work and homework are both important aspects of any class. Without attending school, a student is unable to receive the work required for that day of class and/or the next day as well.