If I could successfully reproduce this problem by replacing step 6), from 'answer "yes" to "Do you check student attendance for the day in a homeroom period or equivalent?"' to 'answer "no"...' then does your suspect still holds?
If I could successfully reproduce this problem by replacing step 6), from
'answer "yes" to "Do you check student attendance for the day in a homeroom period or equivalent?"'
to
'answer "no"...'
then does your suspect still holds?