Manually checking off required sections for students

Is there any way that a course instructor or admin could manually push students through lesson pages that have required attachments? Obviously, the scenario in which a teacher would need to do this is not the ideal one, as attachments are usually required for a reason. However, there are cases (especially after making content corrections or updates), in which it would be useful to have the option to push the students through, rather than having to "un-require" the attachment (and mess with the reporting) and then having to remember to "re-require" that attachment later between terms for the next group of students who takes the class. From a troubleshooting standpoint, it would be a nice tool to have. It could also be very beneficial for hybrid courses where a teacher could perhaps give students the option to watch their Tin Can packages in a group setting but still allow for others to watch online on their own. Checking them off based on attendance would then allow the group who watched together, to move on to the rest of their lesson material and assignments at home.