# Reporting an Absence

Need to skip a class? Report your absence through the Client Panel — if your school has this option enabled and you are within the limit, you will be able to make up the lesson at a different time.

## How to report an absence

After logging in to your [**Client Panel**](/en/client-panel/managing-account-in-client-panel.md), go to the ***Upcoming classes*** tab.

Find the lesson you want to report an absence for and click ***Report absence***.

![Upcoming classes tab with the Report absence button next to a lesson](/files/e3H7UWKYWKtF4HwFcrQv)

## Making up the absence

Depending on your school's settings, the system will let you know:

* whether you can [**make up the reported absence**](/en/client-panel/signing-up-for-makeup-class.md),
* whether the absence was reported on time,
* how many make-up opportunities you have left.

![Absence confirmation showing whether make-up is available, whether it was reported on time, and remaining make-up credits](/files/yYXKvvzTezySBAPJHdfz)


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