Here's An Absence Excuse Form For Law Students

This handy form will help you deal with professors when they notice you are absent.

excusesSometimes, absences are a necessary part of being a law student. After all, even professors sometimes don’t show up for class (some more than others). This handy form will help you deal with professors when they notice you are absent. I have already written the excuse form for when you haven’t read for class and bravely decide to go. That is posted here.

Please check all that apply.


Dear Professor,

I’m sorry I couldn’t come to your class today.  I have a very good reason:

_____.  My dog/cat/bunny/turtle/snake was being so cute and cuddly I couldn’t possible leave him/her/it.

_____.  My friend and I “Netflixed and chilled” last night. I know you’re not cool enough to know this has little to do with the TV.

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_____.  I misplaced my casebook and spent all morning looking for it. Funny: It was in the spot at which I usually read things. I have no idea how it got there.

_____.  I have a terrible stomach virus. I’ve had to take this medicine that makes me very groggy. However, I will say this “medicine” has a nice nose and good finish.

______. I was at the Doctor’s. She said I have a terrible virus and am contagious for 48 hours. But I’ll see you tomorrow!

______. I was competing in the Crabapple Lemon Lime International Moot Court Competition. Never heard of it? Oh, in that case, we got 1st place!

_______.  I couldn’t start my car this morning. No, there’s nothing was wrong with it.  To start it requires me to get out of bed, though.

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_______.  I overslept. And no, it has nothing to do with my 500 “I’m so drunk” tweets from last night.

______.  I was at a job interview and the only time they could interview me was during your class.

_______.  I read that going to class was a waste of time and that I should be spending my time just taking practice exams.

_______.   I had a terrible nightmare. You called on me in class and yelled at me. Thanks to your abusive behavior, I’m afraid to come to class.

______.  I watched these very scary episodes of this ancient TV show called “In Search Of” and became frightened that Bigfoot would attack me on my way to school.

______.  I became engrossed in the voluminous reading you assigned, and decided to read the full cases and not the excerpts in the casebook.

______.  This weather forecast for a city thousands of miles away said to stay indoors.  Sadly, I’m terrible at geography and thought the city was a suburb of ours.

______.  One of your insensitive colleagues held class over for so long I felt it would be rude to come in late. Blame your colleague.

______.  I have decided to change my study habits. When I opened the casebook, the spine cracked. I’ve never heard this before, and I spent hours trying to return the defective book.

______.  I was right behind you in the parking lot. You took the last available parking space.

______.  I live in an RV and the school has not yet accommodated my parking requests.

______.  I just had a terrible breakup and separated from (check all that apply):

  1. ______ My boyfriend or girlfriend.
  2. ______ My presidential candidate’s political views.
  3. ______ The commercial outline for your class.
  4. ______ My credit card company.
  5. ______ The outside world.

______.  My favorite vape store wasn’t open. I waited outside for hours, missing your class.

______.  I felt the call of the wild.

______.  The open road called to me. I’m several states away now.

______.  My phone wasn’t charged. I can’t make it through your class without tweeting some of the crazy stuff you say.

______.  Too busy reading @lawprofblawg’s tweets. (Try this one, please, for my sake.)


LawProfBlawg is an anonymous professor at a top 100 law school. You can see more of his musings here and on Twitter. Email him at lawprofblawg@gmail.com.