Abolish attendance policy Many universities have mandatory attendance policies that students must follow. At Florence-Darlington Technical College the attendance policy requires that no more than 10% of class time be missed, which allows for only 3 absences from each class. After three absences, the instructor can choose to withdraw a student from the course or lose a letter grade. The FDTC should abolish the attendance policy because it teaches students to be responsible for themselves and their time and leaves room for uncontrollable emergencies, although some argue that abolishing this policy would encourage students to skip classes, causing a drop in votes. First, abolishing the attendance policy could help teach students to be responsible for themselves and learn to make time for important things. Going to college is the perfect time for students to learn how to become adults. Being considered an adult should allow you the privilege of deciding whether to go to class or not. Furthermore, responsible students will try to do w...