1. the excessive absences policy will be changing next year.

2. the new policy states that credits will be denied to students who have more than ten absences each year.

3. students with excessive absences will then have to appeal to the school board for reconsideration.

4. doctor's excuses may be used during the appeal process.

5. most doctors will not make appointments after 3: 00 in the afternoon.

which sentence from the paragraph contains extraneous information and should be removed to improve the logic and coherence of the paragraph?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5