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If the Student has a Subject status of Attendance Semi-Exempt (marked Red) then the default Absence Category is

App Settings › Academic Settings › Attendance › Attendance Taking · Updated 2026-08-05

This setting lets you choose the Absence Category that Classter pre-fills by default whenever a student is marked absent for a subject in which their Subject Status entry has the "Attendance Exclusion" property set to "Attendance Semi-Exemption (Student Is In List But Marked Red)". Students in this state are also highlighted in red in the attendance-taking grid, so teachers can recognize them at a glance.

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