How to Use take attendance in a Sentence
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Many managers are just as put off by the prospect of having to take attendance.
— New York Times, 22 Apr. 2022 -
The attack cut staff and students off from email and knocked out systems that teachers use to post lessons and take attendance.
— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023 -
In-season practices are open only for about the first half hour of practice, enough time to take attendance but not enough to figure much out on the field.
— Dan Labbe, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2020 -
Some schools use it to take attendance and to monitor movements in public spaces on college campuses.
— François Brunelle, CNN, 25 Aug. 2022 -
Teachers will take attendance during live learning sessions, according to the plan.
— Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 6 Aug. 2020 -
Chandler said in some cases, a teacher is at home quarantining and still teaching, but another teacher needs to be in the classroom to take attendance and supervise the class.
— Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2020 -
State guidance instructs teachers to take attendance for remote classes the following day, as students may submit work late at night.
— Amanda Blanco, courant.com, 4 Nov. 2020 -
Charmaine Hillary, the director of safety and student outreach, said elementary school teachers take attendance twice a day by looking at their computer screen to see who is there.
— Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 27 Aug. 2020 -
Teachers will take attendance at each class period and students can take a lunch break during their typical lunch hour, according to Curry's letter.
— Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022 -
Years later when Leader joined the local Rotary club in Princeton, Massachusetts, she was expected, as the newest member, to take attendance.
— Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023 -
Facial-recognition cameras take attendance at schools, and algorithms help allocate work tasks.
— Yi-Ling Liu, The New Yorker, 14 May 2021 -
State officials have enacted new rules requiring teachers to take attendance, provide consistent online classes and document student learning to strengthen distance learning.
— Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2020
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