The Absence Tracking setting allows System Admins and Super Users to create a list of absence types for the student to select.
Path: Admin Toolbar > Advanced > Account Manager > Modules [expand] > Absence Tracking [expand]
Place a check in the box to enable the Absence Types in your system
![Enable absence types](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/756/036/original/d77fd22d-4d58-4004-b31e-f56c505d54ce.jpg)