Students will not be given credit for a class unless they are in attendance a minimum of 90% of the days the class is scheduled to meet. [This averages out to being absent no more than eight days per semester.] If a student drops below 90% but remains at least at 75% of the days the class is offered, after review of the circumstances, the student may still earn credit for the class by completing a plan (intended to meet the instructional requirements of the class) designed by the class instructor and approved by the LS headmaster. Under most circumstances, students who drop below 75% attendance will not receive credit for course work. Absences that are the result of legitimate Geneva curricular or extracurricular obligations (i.e. athletic events, debate tournaments, etc.) do not count towards the total number of absences. If half or more of the absences are the result of one unforeseeable catastrophic event (illness, accident, etc.), the student may appeal to the LS headmaster for a waiver to this rule. Families should understand that no appeal is likely to be granted for absences that are the result of choice (e.g. family travel).