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When Is It Okay to Skip School?
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“I don’t feel well; I think I’m going to stay home today.”
This may be the most overused excuse for staying home from school, especially since half of the time, the real reason is something completely unrelated to being sick. However, kids will take every opportunity to stay as far away as possible from the dreaded place, primarily when the real reason for staying homebound more than likely has to do with unfinished schoolwork or tests that were left unstudied for.
Folsom student Emily Mann reveals how she stayed home to finish an assignment. “I skipped school because I had to finish a Spanish project that was due the next day, but instead of working on it during the day, I waited until that night. Staying home didn’t end up helping me.” Regardless of what provokes any student to skive off school, we’re left questioning why attendance is important and when it’s okay and not okay to remain at home. Is it possible that there are ways to keep students from cutting classes?
