- load global semester helpers consistently and use date-based semester defaults
- fix grading and daily attendance duplicate student/section rows
- keep attendance violations scoped to the current semester by default
- update invoice, refund, discount, payment, and financial aid flows
- add configuration cleanup migrations for duplicate calendar/semester keys
- refresh parent registration/report-card and print request handling
- update related models, services, views, cron notes, and test coverage
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