In the BOY file, students who were "no shows" i.e., students who were expected to come to school on the first day but did not, should they be deleted?

Question:

In the BOY file, students who were "no shows" i.e., students who were expected to come to school on
the first day but did not, should they be deleted?

Answer:

Enrollment status of 7 is for students who you expected to come, but never showed up. You could either
leave the entry date blank for these folks and have the exit date equal the first day of school (or before).
Or you can have the entry and exit date both equal the same day. Please provide the appropriate exit
code for these students to tell i4see where they have gone. For example, a student that transferred over
the summer to a nonpublic school would have an enrollment status of 7, a withdrawal date before
school started, and a withdrawal code of W3.