Post Excuse

Video How-to

Post Absence Excuse Video

How-to

1. If an excuse needs to be posted for a student’s prior absences, with the Post Attendance program open with the students listed on the screen, find the student
2. Once the student has been found, to the right along the same row, find the column labeled “DR”. Click in the cell
3. A table listing all the student’s prior days’ absences will appear. Locate the absences to be excused. After locating them, go to the cell on the row of the absence to be excused and below the column header “DRCD”. Click in that cell
4. After clicking, a list of excuses will appear. Select the appropriate excuse.
   • If the checkout reason is a medical reason, an additional box will appear listing medical reasons. Find the medical reason that best fits the situation
   • To the left of the medical reasons are check boxes in columns labeled “MI”, “MO”, and “SE”.
     1. MI = Mild
     2. MO = Moderate
     3. SE = Severe
   • Select the appropriate severity of the medical reason for the student’s checkout
5. Once the excuse has been posted, the “DR REASON” can be changed to fit a more unique event. To do this, simply click on the cell with the “DR REASON” to be changed
6. A text box will appear containing the existing “DR REASON”. Change the information to the desired description then click “Save”
7. If the excuse was place on the wrong absence, a red cell is located to the right. Click on the red cell to delete the excuse