When you utilize the Parent Portal, you can allow your parents to schedule absences through their portals.
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Schedule an Absence from the Student Record
Parents can schedule absences for an individual student from within the student's record in the Parent Portal following these steps:
- Go to the Student record in the Parent Portal.
- Select Absences.
- Click Schedule Absences.
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The Schedule Future Absences - Step 1 window opens with the Students field pre-filled with that student's name.
- Select the date(s) the student will be absent.
- Optionally, add a Reason for the absence.
- Click Next Step.
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The Schedule Future Absences - Step 2 window opens displaying the student's name and date(s) they will be absent.
- Use the checkboxes to select individual classes the student will be absent from, or use Check All Classes to select them all at once.
- Click Submit.
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- A message will confirm the absence was saved successfully and the portal will now be open to the Absences page.
- The View Schedule Impacts link opens a window with a listing of the classes the student will be missing.
- If the absence is eligible, a makeup can be scheduled using the Schedule Makeup link in the schedule impacts window.
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Schedule an Absence from the Absences Page
Parents can schedule absences for multiple students at once from the Absences page in the Parent Portal following these steps:
- Go to the Absences page in the Parent Portal (from the hamburger menu
 ). - Select Submit an Absence.
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The Schedule Future Absences - Step 1 window opens with the option to select which students will be absent.
- Click into the Students field to select the students who will be absent.
- Select the date(s) the students will be absent.
- Optionally, add a Reason for the absence.
- Click Next Step.
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The Schedule Future Absences - Step 2 window opens displaying the student names and date(s) they will be absent.
- Use the checkboxes to select individual classes the students will be absent from, or use Check All Classes to select them all at once.
- Click Submit.
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- A message will confirm the absences were saved successfully.
- The View Schedule Impacts link for each student opens a window with a listing of the classes they will be missing.
- If the absence is eligible, a makeup can be scheduled using the Schedule Makeup link in the schedule impacts window.
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