Logistics problems when there are 40 - 50 students absent in one day. Office personnel cannot do all the footwork. Perhaps homework could be on the web page. LAHS attendance is high with a full block schedule. The opportunity to pick up work is easier for the high school student - they have Topper Time and are more independent.
Most teachers also stay in for lunch and are available then.
When she was teaching she kept a notebook with all homework sheets available for kids. We are not a the point that we will change that. Teachers will discuss this next year. They are going to refurbish the tech lab. They will start looking at it next year again.