User Guide
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Institution Config
Courses

Attendance Penalties

Students can be penalized for a variety of attendance-related issues. You can define these penalty reasons in Institution Config / Courses / Attendance Penalties.

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Configuring a New Attendance Penalty

To add a new penalty, click New Attendance Penalty to open the setup modal. Fill out the following fields:

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  • Penalty Code – A short code to identify the penalty (e.g., LE for Left Early).
  • Penalty Reason – A brief explanation of the penalty.
  • Penalty Type – Choose whether the penalty is measured in Minutes or Percentage.
  • Default Penalty Minutes / % – If you selected Minutes, enter the number of minutes to deduct. If you selected Percentage, this field will change to Default Penalty %.

Click Add to save the attendance penalty. You can override the default value when assigning the penalty to a student in a course.