Parents cannot excuse or "call a student out" of another class period to attend a Writers’ Week session. If a student is in the building they are required to be in class or they are considered truant to that period’s class. Truancies can result in detentions, compulsory study hall assignments, the revocation of option privileges, and zero credit on that day’s work. Additionally, senior final exemptions require that a student must not be truant to that period.

Students can attend Writers Week on their lunch hour, during an option period, or with an entire class if that teacher chooses to attend.