public function getStudentAbsence($con = null) { include_once 'lib/model/om/BaseStudentAbsencePeer.php'; if ($this->aStudentAbsence === null && $this->student_absence_id !== null) { $this->aStudentAbsence = StudentAbsencePeer::retrieveByPK($this->student_absence_id, $con); } return $this->aStudentAbsence; }