diff --git a/public/home.html b/public/home.html
index 74117ef1..2537e615 100644
--- a/public/home.html
+++ b/public/home.html
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ <h4 id="title">Aspine</h4>
 
   <div class="tab">
     <button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'grades')" id="default_open">Grades</button>
-    <button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'recent')">Recent Activity</button>
     <button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'schedule')">Schedule</button>
-    <button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'clock')">Clock</button>
+    <button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'recent')">Attendance</button>
+    <!--<button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'clock')">Clock</button>-->
+    <!-- TODO: post-covid, setting lunch should be migrated to settings -->
     <!--<button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'calendar-tab')">Calendar</button>-->
     <button class="tablinks" onclick="openTab(event, 'reports')" id="reports_open">Reports</button>
 <!--#ifndef lite-->
@@ -246,8 +247,9 @@ <h3 id="import_modal_title">Import Data</h3>
   <div id="grades" class="tabcontent">
     <div id="classesTable"></div>
     <div id="mostRecentDiv" style="display:none">
-      <h3 align="left">Most Recent Activity:</h3>
-      <div id="mostRecentTable"></div>
+      <!-- hide most recent activity; removed from aspen -->
+      <!-- <h3 align="left">Most Recent Activity:</h3> -->
+      <div id="mostRecentTable" style="display: none;"></div>
     </div>
     <div id="categoriesTable"></div>
     <div id="assignmentsTable"></div>
@@ -301,13 +303,14 @@ <h3>Add Calendar</h3>
   </div>
   -->
   <div id="recent" class="tabcontent">
-    <label class="switch">
+    <!-- <label class="switch">
       <input type="checkbox" id="recent_toggle" onclick="recent_toggle();">
       <span class="slider round"></span>
       <p id="recent_title" class="unselectable">Assignments</p>
-    </label>
-    <div id="recentActivity"></div>
-    <div id="recentAttendance"></div>
+    </label>-->
+    <div id="recentActivity" style="display: none"></div>
+    <div id="recentAttendance" style="display: block"></div>
+    <!-- recentActivity is hidden because Aspen does not display recent assignments -->
   </div>
   <div id="reports" class="tabcontent">
     <div class="pdf_topnav">
diff --git a/public/js/home.js b/public/js/home.js
index 6ac843b3..f75db1e6 100644
--- a/public/js/home.js
+++ b/public/js/home.js
@@ -831,6 +831,10 @@ function responseCallback(response, includedTerms) {
         if (currentTableData.recent.recentAttendanceArray[i].tardy === "true") {
             currentTableData.recent.recentAttendanceArray[i].event += "Tardy ";
         }
+        // addition for COVID
+        if (currentTableData.recent.recentAttendanceArray[i].code === "VP") {
+            currentTableData.recent.recentAttendanceArray[i].event += "VP ";
+        }
     }
 
     let activityArray = currentTableData.recent.recentActivityArray.slice();
@@ -1010,15 +1014,17 @@ function pdfCallback(response) {
         generate_pdf(pdf_index);
     }
 }
-
+// Currently no need for toggle; there are no recent assignments
+/*
 function recent_toggle() {
     if (!document.getElementById("recent_toggle").checked) {
-        //recentActivity.setData(tableData.recent.recentActivityArray);
+        recentActivity.setData(tableData.recent.recentActivityArray);
         document.getElementById("recentActivity").style.display = "block";
         document.getElementById("recentAttendance").style.display = "none";
         document.getElementById("recent_title").innerHTML = "Assignments";
         recentActivity.redraw();
-    } else {
+    }
+    else {
         //recentActivity.setData(tableData.recent.recentAttendanceArray);
         document.getElementById("recentActivity").style.display = "none";
         document.getElementById("recentAttendance").style.display = "block";
@@ -1026,6 +1032,7 @@ function recent_toggle() {
         recentAttendance.redraw();
     }
 }
+*/
 
 function schedule_toggle() {
     if (document.getElementById("schedule_toggle").checked) {