Sir Dooble is a bad boy.
I'm on "contract" with my College in regards to attendance.
Basically, my attendance rate got so low in one subject that I'm contractually obliged to go to all my lessons unless fairly excused (properly sick, not that they can actually check that. I'm hardly going to have a doctor's note for Common Cold, and if I had something more serious, then the Doctor's would ask that I don't visit) lest they possibly expel me.
Basically, I wasn't going to my Chemistry lessons in late December/January. I was majorly put off the subject by my teacher who took as many chances to belittle me as possible. Not a single word of encouragement ever came from her lips.
That, and it was the run up to exams, and there was no content being taught in lessons.
I spent my time mostly revising or studying for other lessons.