School is over in a week. When are the Seniors going to decide to come?

Probably a third of my students have lousy attendance.

It is a week before seniors start taking exams. I have a dozen or so who owe me work (projects or tests) that are keeping them from passing. They owe me these things because they do not come to class.

I cannot fathom what gives them the sense that this is a correct thing to say, but they keep asking me if they can take the test home (no) or if they really have to do the work (only if you want to pass).

I can add rigor. I appreciate rigor. But they have already checked out.