[FTC]: Question About Schools

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I am a member of an independent team, but I am the only member of the team that goes to public school, the rest are home schooled.

I was wondering what you guys did when you had to miss school for robotics such as for the World Championship or a Super-Regional. Did you talk to the principal of your school, or the superintendent of the district or just pretend you were sick?

For school-affiliated teams the school knows what is happening, but in this case they don't, and your first unexcused absence at my school I think you revive 2 days in school suspension for, so what do you do? Thanks!