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Request an absence note from an absent student

Built by Edusign · Absences & attendance

The request goes out as soon as the absence is recorded: no more lists of absentees to work through at the end of the week.

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Paste the prompt into AutoAI from the Automations screen in Edusign: the automation is created exactly as described here.

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2 conditions · 1 action
  1. When

    A student's attendance status changes

  2. And

    "Present or absent" equals "absent"

  3. And

    "Justified absence" equals "no"

  4. Then

    Send an email

    Recipient{{student.email}}
    SubjectAbsence from {{course.name}}

    Hello {{student.firstName}}, you were marked absent from {{course.name}} on {{course.start}}. Please upload your absence note in the Edusign app within [48 hours].

What to personalise

The {{variables}} are filled in by Edusign each time a message is sent. Replace the fields in yellow with your own values before pasting the prompt.

  • 48 hours

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