Absences

1. Missing more than two-thirds of a meeting shall be counted as an absence. Absences may be excused only if the appropriate chair was notified before the meeting or, if that was impossible, as soon as possible after the meeting. Grounds for an excuse shall consist of illness, religious obligations, personal emergencies, examinations, attending another meeting of a body of the Association, unavoidable absence from the Stanford Campus region, or unexpected meetings of classes.

2. Missing less than one-third of a meeting may be counted as an absence if a reasonable excuse is not made. Absences may be excused only if the appropriate chair was notified before the meeting or, if that was physically impossible, as soon as possible after the meeting.