I just graduated in May. As far as attending class-- I’m not sure your grades will suffer by not attending classes is a fair assessment. I would say your grades COULD suffer based on material and attendance policy. Many classes in college do not require attendance every day as the information is available from other more efficient sources. I’m just saying religiously attending a class because its there (or your parents think you should) is not always the best or most efficient use of your time. I’m sure your daughter will attend all her classes all the the time, but if the information can be obtained from a video lecture or book more quickly and concisely she could be wasting her most precious resource in college, which is time. (Actually your most precious resource is your IQ but that is another discussion)
As to parents paying for you to attend classes. I know for a fact that my parents only care about the grades and the degree. How many classes I skipped was not even remotely ever discussed one single time in 4 years. I doubt my attendance ever crossed there minds. Only the GPA and the degree matter.