I get the same behavior.

You could try a six-column table instead of the three column table with two section-set columns.

You could have no borders at all and put an underscore in the third column in each cell.

I am attaching your document with the latter option for the first three rows. The rest is left as an exercise for the student.

I also modified your headers/footers to use a StyleRef field and to use the Title and Subtitle styles. The StyleRef field gives you the dictionary-style header for the names. I put pagination in a footer.

To use the StyleRef field I formatted your last name cells in a LastName character style.

I also designated your first row as a header row so it would repeat.

Tables
Sections / Headers and Footers in Microsoft Word 2007-2013

Attached Files

Attendance - SAMPLE.docx (28.7 KB, 13 views)