Please avail yourself of the facilities, etc. You may only leave if it is absolutely necessary. So, come to class on time, prepared, and get involved. You may be surprised and actually enjoy the class. The attendance policy is as dictated by the Administration of the State University College at Cortland.
Excessive absences correlate highly with low grades.
If you skip class, you may miss a quiz or some other exercise that will hurt your grade. I will not reduce your grade due to absences, you will. You are all adults, manage your time accordingly.