As a school with program hours greater than 200 hrs, and regular attendance recorded and tracked,students are at risk for attendance probation when they exceed 20% absence of the course scheduled time. QUESTIONS: (1) is that 20 % of the entire course time scheduled for the term or at the point where the student has exceeded 20% absence relative to the completed scheduled time to date? That is...after 5 weeks of classes the calculated absence to scheduled time exceeds 20%...should the student be placed on attendance probation or terminate at that point? (2) Are there "mitigating" circumstances that can be used to save the student from attendance probation or termination? If so0, what might they be?