Taking Attendance (Swipe Screen)

This is the core of the app: /swipe/[sectionId], reached by tapping Check Attendance or Edit Attendance on a class.

Layout

• Back arrow (top left) — return to the class.
• Title (top center, tappable) — shows the class name and “X left · [date]” (plus session label if you started a New Session). Tap it to open the section switcher: a popup listing every class with today’s tally, so you can jump straight to another class without going back.
• Order buttons (segmented, next to title):
  • Shuffle icon — random student order.
  • A–Z — alphabetical order.
  • M/F (appears only when A–Z is active) — groups males then females within alphabetical order.
• History icon (top right).

The card

One student card at a time, with the next student peeking behind it. Each card shows:

• Last name (large) and first name below it.
• The student’s photo if uploaded, otherwise a solid color unique to that student.
• Warning badges if relevant, e.g. “3rd absence this week,” “2nd tardy this week,” “4 in a row” (consecutive absences).

Tap the card (without swiping) to see a quick history of the student’s last 5 attendance records.

Marking attendance — gestures and keyboard

Action	Swipe	Keyboard	Result
Present	Swipe right	→	Marks Present, moves to next student immediately
Excused	Swipe left	←	Opens the reason row for Excused
Late	Swipe down	↓	Opens the reason row for Late
Skip	Swipe up	↑	Defers this student to a second pass at the end

As you drag a card, it tints green/red/orange/white toward the direction you’re pulling, so you get feedback before releasing. Each successful swipe plays a short tick sound and a brief vibration (silently skipped on devices/browsers without vibration support).

There’s also an Absent button pinned in the bottom bar at all times — tap it to mark the current student absent directly without swiping.

Reasons

When you swipe left (Excused) or down (Late), a row of reason chips appears below the card instead of moving on immediately. Tap a reason to finalize; the app remembers the last reason you picked for that student and surfaces it as the first chip next time. Tap Other to type a free-text note instead of picking a preset reason.

While a reason row is open:

• Press Esc or Enter to finalize without picking a reason.
• Tap Skip to defer the student instead.

Customize the list of reason codes in Settings → Reason Codes.

Skipped students / grace period

Anyone you swipe up (skip) goes to the back of the queue. Once you’ve gone through everyone once, an amber banner appears: “↩ Reviewing skipped students — X left” — this is your second pass to finish the students you deferred.

Mark all present / Finish

Above the card stack:

• Mark all present — marks everyone still unrecorded as Present in one action (skips the student currently mid-reason-entry to avoid a duplicate record). Useful for a class that’s clearly all present.
• Finish — ends the session. If anyone is still unrecorded, you’ll see: “X unchecked will be left blank” with End session / Cancel to confirm.

Every action shows a toast at the bottom with an Undo link — tap it immediately after a mistake to reverse that one action (or the whole “mark all” batch).

Session recap

Once everyone’s processed, you get a recap screen:

• “All done! [Section] · [Date]”
• Tally line: Present / Absent / Late / Excused / No Class counts
• A breakdown of reasons used, sorted by frequency
• Done button to return to the class

If the class has no students

You’ll see “No students in this class yet.” with a Back to classes button — go add students first via the Registrar.

Read-only accounts

If your trial has ended or your subscription lapsed, the swipe screen shows a lock overlay: “Account is read-only — Your trial has ended. Upgrade to continue marking attendance.” with an Upgrade to continue → button. You can still view but not record attendance until you upgrade (see Account, Trial & Billing).