I have one in-person class this spring. My professor changed the entire syllabus the first day due to students complaining about having to write an essay (it's a history course). She now sent an email out late last night that as a result of students not wanting to write an essay, she is going to change the majority of the grade to a weekly 2-3 paragraph discussion post. The Prof. is now saying that you can only answer the question by coming to class because you have to cite in-person lectures in your post. 

Now we're not allowed any absences under any circumstances. While I've never missed large amounts of class time, I do have health ailments, including severe anxiety and OCD that can be debilitating at times. In addition to that, with the ongoing pandemic, there is a chance of acquiring COVID and having to isolate for 5 days, especially because my college is not practicing social distance in classrooms or proper ventilation. I'm not sure how to go about this and I'm really stressing over her changing the entire class grade and attendance structure because a few students were annoyed at having to write an essay. It also concerns me that if no absences are allowed as it will lower your grade, people may attend while they're sick and is feeding into my paranoid health anxiety.

Sorry to rant, I don't know where to go and now my once dormant and controlled panic attacks are out of control.