skipping school(frequency) [Archive]

UNCdefense

02-21-2006, 07:18 AM

alright there's a thread on how to get out of school but im wondering how often you guys skip & if anyone has the same reasons for skipping as i do...first off :read: my grades are awesome(school's easy) that's never a problem....i have a lot of friends that skip on game day's basically, however this is a problem because w/ most states if you dont attend schools you can't attend games(course if this is a club or travel team it doesnt matter)...so what they'd do is come to school for first or 2nd period & then get "checked out" for a doctor's appointment or something resting up the rest of the day for a game(this is both football & lacrosse) so i was just wondering why & how often yall skipped

edit:BTW im skipping today for numerous reasons.. which is what sparked this thread

Canadian Lax

02-21-2006, 07:31 AM

I usually go to most of my classes i go in for attendance, then take about a 45min washroom break, so technically im not skipping b/c im on the attendance sheet, but im not in class. So if you count that as skipping well then i skip alot.

montebon

02-21-2006, 08:03 AM

My school sorta doesn't care if you skip, but there's no reason to because thats notes and work you have to make-up. I don't mind class, later in life you won't be able to skip work everytime you have something to do after school.

ColtsLax

02-21-2006, 08:36 AM

Do you mean cut, or just take the day off. I take "mental Health days" during the year, but our parents have to call and send in a note when we return.

laxman359

02-21-2006, 08:45 AM

well my mom will let me stay home about one day a week which is nice, and then if theres something good to do ill just leave with friends and then in the summer everybody skips and goes swimming or to the beach

SachemsGoalie40

02-21-2006, 08:54 AM

last time i skipped school was to go snowboarding with a friend in 8th grade, but now being in high school i'd fall way behind if i miss a day so i don't even miss school when i'm sick

Trilax03

02-21-2006, 09:30 AM

i guess i'd say on special occasions...i took off last thursday and friday b/c i went to florida but i do take "mental health days" even though i write the notes myself (forge parents signature) and it seems to work. Sometimes i just decide not to g2 class then walk around or go outside or something then come back later, but if u get a cut slip it's like 2 hour detention each one.

FallIntoIt

02-21-2006, 10:10 AM

Yeah, I never really ditched in high school.
There would be days where I'd be like, "Ma, I'm not going to school tomorrow." and she'd call me in that next day.
In college, however.. Man, having a room on campus to go back to and distractions makes it hard for me to make it to class

LaxCrazy17

02-21-2006, 10:37 AM

I have to admit, I've never skipped out on school before and honestly don't plan on starting.

MNM19

02-21-2006, 11:02 AM

LaxCrazy17

02-21-2006, 11:11 AM

Yeah, im with you guys. I have perfect attendance, and i wanna keep it, cause it looks good on college apps. so if i am sick as hell, ill stay for first period and then leave, cause it counts as a full day. As for cutting, ive never done it, cause its way too easy to get caught.

Yea there's 3 months of school left and to start skipping now would be totally pointless. Yea good attendance is a real shiner on your college apps!

Project X

02-21-2006, 11:23 AM

I never really miss school that much, if I'm sick I'll try to go to school and make it through some of my classes and then get out in around the middle of the day and just go home and rest, but I never really just don't go to school. Occasionally though if it is my birthday or I'm doing something special I may miss school, but not very much, and since I started high school (I'm still a freshman this year) I havn't missed a whole day of school because I want to get the best grades I can, and don't want to be doing a ton of make-up work and stuff.

ekajsk8er

02-21-2006, 11:27 AM

It's impossible to skip classes in my school. They e-mail the attendance down to the office, and if your not in class in the next 10 or so minutes, the man hunt begins.

As for skipping school, I don't do it that much. My parents hate it when I stay home for being sick, there's no way I can skip without being punished.

UNCdefense

02-21-2006, 12:04 PM

Yea good attendance is a real shiner on your college apps!
^^^oh ya having good attendance is what's going to get you accepted in to schools........?????? :WTF: something tells me attendance doesnt really matter....course if you miss like 80 days that'll matter because you wont be eligible to even pass that grade but if it's like 8 or 9 days im thinking that doesnt matter at all....& i dont skip to the point where i even have to fill an attendance form out..what im talking about is like last semester i didn't miss a day(& i had football & fall ball so i thought tha was pretty good of me) this semester this is my first day....so i basically save up until the end of the year....last year i had 8 absents & 3 tardies in every class(4 tardies=1 absent, 9 absents & you have to fill out an appeal form(9 is too many)
i thought that was pretty well planned myself....this semester i cant exempt like any of my classes(all EOC's) so theres no point in skipping exam day which means ill be skipping the week of review before exams :agree: :clap:

Despise Purity

02-21-2006, 12:17 PM

In HS if I was kind of sick Id make it worse then it was just to stay home cause it would only be a few times a year and that doesnt matter. But now that Im in college and paying 32,000, skipping classes doesn't seem smart. That is unless your sick or something serious, but to skip a class because of most other things is stupid. We are already like 5-6 weeks into the semester and a few kids in my psych class have already missed 4 classes (a class which I have twice a week)

UNCdefense

02-21-2006, 12:31 PM

ya i dont think ill be doing this to much when college rolls around, it just seems kind of pointless...you only take the classes like 2 or 3 times a wk so whats the point in skipping even if it is just 2 hours of lecture....especially if im goign to try & get my doctor's so i can be a college professor skipping class is most definitley out of the option

Frndlefire

02-21-2006, 12:35 PM

Highschool I couldn't really skip. Little private school...they noticed when you did and it actually affected your grades.

livin4lax09

02-21-2006, 01:25 PM

I have been to less than 50% of my calc II lectures. I skipped physics for the first time this semester yesterday. English, I can't skip, and I've skipped my Energy and Environment class once because I was up until like 4 AM and needed sleep.

HdGLaxWarrior

02-21-2006, 01:51 PM

I skip only if there is something cool going on. If you're going to skip, don't show up in the first place.

jrmelax16

02-21-2006, 01:54 PM

i skip about twice a quarter for "mental health" days. so i miss about 8 days of school a year, which really isnt that bad i guess. i just cant take like 4 or 5 full weeks straight, so i feel like im going to go insane due to the routine(sp).

RottingMind13

02-21-2006, 02:02 PM

I never skipped a day in High School. Missed a couple days here and there, but if the 'rents or whoever you live w/ say its ok, i dont count that as skipping. In college, it's much easier to miss classes, even though you are paying a lot of money, ($35k a yr for HU) you have to motivate yourself to go to class. Everyone has their own reasons to go or not to go to class. I've missed more classes cuz i didnt feel like going in college than i did from Kindergarten through 12th grade, and I'm only a sophomore lol

LaxBoy92

02-21-2006, 02:23 PM

The only times I've been out of school an entire day is for: being sick, or breaking bones. I was out of school for a week in 7th grade when I broke both of my arms and my collarbone haha.

Jesse

02-21-2006, 02:39 PM

I never actually skipped. Sure ive stretched the truth about being sick.... but who hasnt?

slinkyspine

02-21-2006, 02:43 PM

I never actually skipped. Sure ive stretched the truth about being sick.... but who hasnt?
Yeah sometimes I have a cold and its not too to bad but I act it out cause well yeah.

Orange

02-21-2006, 02:44 PM

I hate missing all the make up work and stuff so I try not to be absent at all. Now that lacrosse is starting I won't be able to be absent until late May even if I'm sick.

laxman359

02-21-2006, 02:46 PM

at my high school we have days 1, 2, and 3 and the schedule rotates so its possible to miss none of your important classes cause you could potentially have a day 1 or 2 thats really slack and then also kids leave school that arent allowed for lunch and tons of people skip assembly every friday, my school is pretty bad at attendance

Levin

02-21-2006, 02:47 PM

i skipped to go riding once... it was sweet

WickedDpole21

02-21-2006, 03:30 PM

I never actually skipped. Sure ive stretched the truth about being sick.... but who hasnt?
i havent. my mom wont let me. and i get to c all my friends and soooo much of our day is social and avereything, so iv never skipped.
ever.
seriously

MainLax28

02-21-2006, 03:49 PM

I try to go to school everyday. Not because I like it, but because there is too much make up work and my house is boring as hell. Plus a kid last year who had perfect attendance (through 4 years) got a 1,000 dollar scholarship, which isn't that bad for going everyday. Last year I only missed two days and that was for hockey.

tomahawks11

02-21-2006, 03:52 PM

rarely..... only when i feel i need a break or all my friends are doing it

laxman359

02-21-2006, 04:17 PM

oooh peer pressure.......it'll get you everytime

syracuselax3

02-21-2006, 06:37 PM

special occasions..Only when im sick or vacation.never any other times though unless there has been a 'family tragedy' but that has never happened

goalieskcickay

02-21-2006, 06:55 PM

Never skipped, per se, but I've been out "sick" a few times that I might not have been as bad off as I acted.

Krypt0M4g!c

02-21-2006, 07:01 PM

Early graduation rocks :) When I was still in school they would call your house at 9 firckin o'clock (P.M.) if you were late. They did the same if you were absent. I only skipped when I woke up with a case of the screaming craps or had to do something else.

laxfolife24

02-21-2006, 07:05 PM

I don't skip schoool but when i went to a Catholic School I always skipped mass with my team and watch movies in the locker room.

truste1

02-21-2006, 07:38 PM

I've never skipped an entire day without permission. However, I've left during my lunch period and ate off campus, and I've skipped English (easy class, and last bell) and gone to Sports Authority twice. I've left English class a few minutes early to "go see my lacrosse coach" but then I'd just leave and drive to lacrosse practice an hour early to see these girls that go to the school I play for. Uhhh. My other last bell teacher (we have A days and B days) lets us leave whenever we finish our work, so I've done that a few times too (like today) and either gone home or gone to practice early.

BTlaxripper

02-21-2006, 07:45 PM

It would be so easy for me to skip, seeing as how they don't have my residence number anymore (moved into an apartment).

holyschnikes101

02-21-2006, 07:57 PM

i sometimes take mental health days (im not sick but my mom lets me stay home because i get good grades and im tired)

Dadabhoy_Muzzi

02-23-2006, 10:26 PM

For me, it depends on the occasion. If I see a supply teacher in my technology class and no one else is in class, then I will skip it. Or if it is the last day of school, last period, and they are not marking atendance, then I will skip it. Sometimes teachers don't care on certain days. We were having an assembly one day. I walked in class and said I am leaving and the teacher was like "have a good break.". This was on last day of school before christmas break and we only had to go to first period.

laxattack1616

02-23-2006, 10:31 PM

^^^oh ya having good attendance is what's going to get you accepted in to schools........?????? :WTF: something tells me attendance doesnt really matter....course if you miss like 80 days that'll matter because you wont be eligible to even pass that grade but if it's like 8 or 9 days im thinking that doesnt matter at all....& i dont skip to the point where i even have to fill an attendance form out..what im talking about is like last semester i didn't miss a day(& i had football & fall ball so i thought tha was pretty good of me) this semester this is my first day....so i basically save up until the end of the year....last year i had 8 absents & 3 tardies in every class(4 tardies=1 absent, 9 absents & you have to fill out an appeal form(9 is too many)
i thought that was pretty well planned myself....this semester i cant exempt like any of my classes(all EOC's) so theres no point in skipping exam day which means ill be skipping the week of review before exams :agree: :clap:
Lots of good schools look at your attendance. The highschool I applied for will not accept you if you missed more than 9 days and each day after like 5 makes your chances of getting in less and less.

Warrior

02-23-2006, 10:54 PM

On gamedays, as long as we check in at the end of lunch we can play so ill skip the first half of the day, and show up at 12:30 and still be able to play in the game which works pretty well, Thursday and Friday next week im skipping for a snowboarding trip. I skip a couple times a month, usually to do other things that are more fun when everyone else is in school.

laxpro

02-23-2006, 11:02 PM

rarely..... only when i feel i need a break or all my friends are doing it

oooh peer pressure.......it'll get you everytime

I know what your saying.

But i only skip 5 or 6 days a school year. Not including times im actually sick

laxismynak

02-24-2006, 01:07 AM

i skip alot but thats probley why im failin

MaKiMaKi13

02-24-2006, 07:56 AM

i usually dont ever skip now our stupid school calls your house and tells you which classes your child has been missing so its a bummer to have to try and intercept that call

laxiceman

02-24-2006, 07:44 PM

I know a guy that did it during the other day with some friends because we had a substite in Bio. They were walking down the avenue to go to a spot the hang out at at this hill up next to a park, when the regular Bio teacher drove by and saw them. She slowed down to say hi and thought that they were excused, then drove off. Then today she checked their attendance record and found ou that they ditched. Now they have all day ISS. Personally i don't skip school, i usually go even when im sick, because the make up work is a killer to do.

truste1

02-24-2006, 07:46 PM

I don't understand the point of skipping when there is a substitute...they still take attendance.

zak

02-24-2006, 07:54 PM

Because substitutes are boring and give you busy work/ISS....... didn't you get an education?

faceitoff

02-24-2006, 08:03 PM

I voted never. Make-up work makes skipping school not worth it. I only skip once a year (for only two years, so twice) ib 4/20.

HdGLaxWarrior

02-24-2006, 08:03 PM

Because substitutes are boring and give you busy work/ISS....... didn't you get an education?

Quoted for emphasis.

When we have a sub I'll walk around for 40 minutes and then come back and copy all the work.

truste1

02-24-2006, 08:10 PM

I guess I prefer busy work, because it's generally easier. Plus we usually have cool subs who let us talk and stuff.

UNCdefense

02-24-2006, 08:23 PM

We had a sub in second today...my friend faked an intercome i mean how stupid could she be....this lady was clueless...he went "cssh mr crook(normal teacher)"
she was like "yes?"
eveyrone started laughing..he didnt it like 3 times, then someone told on him & got him sent to the control room(ISS)
i kinda skipped today(got checked out after i went to 4th..so it still counted as being there but iw as only there for like 5 mins.)game day & we had A LOT of preparations(19-0....coach told us to stop scoring in the second 1/2(he actually has a dont go over being 10 points ahead rule but we just couldnt help it...we were man-up on at least 6 occasions during second 1/2 where we didnt drive the ball at all.we passed it around let everyone get a feel for it & wiated for their man to be released)...no offense to the other team or anything but wow....their program has gone down A LOT since last year)

laxiceman

02-24-2006, 08:44 PM

I don't understand the point of skipping when there is a substitute...they still take attendance.

Sorry, we have one high school in our city, but us freshman still go to the junior high for our classrooms for some obscure reason. So anyways, there is a new program at the high school that some kids are checking out to see if they want to do the program next year. Therefore, the kids told the sub they were going to the highschool to check out the program, so the sub bought it and let them go and everything. Didn't even check for a pass or call the office to make sure it was ok.

truste1

02-24-2006, 08:56 PM

Sorry, we have one high school in our city, but us freshman still go to the junior high for our classrooms for some obscure reason. So anyways, there is a new program at the high school that some kids are checking out to see if they want to do the program next year. Therefore, the kids told the sub they were going to the highschool to check out the program, so the sub bought it and let them go and everything. Didn't even check for a pass or call the office to make sure it was ok.

Haha nice, but I meant in general. At my school it's the same way...people will walk in and see there's a sub and just walk back out.

nogg57

02-24-2006, 09:04 PM

basically any time there is a substitute in the last class of the day me and my boys will skip. also alot of times on fridays its nice to leave after lunch and take a half day. really gives you a head start on the weekend

usclaxer19

02-24-2006, 09:33 PM

I don't skip school because then I have double homework the next night and that stinks.

NF Lax23----<o)

02-24-2006, 10:29 PM

On certain ocassions. Fake sick every now and then. And for a while I used to go to a friends house for as little while every morning before we went the the bus stop and one day I'm just like lets just hang here today, screw school. Sometimes if class is boring I will go to the bathroom and walk around school.

laxattack8888

02-24-2006, 11:02 PM

I have before, but I don't do it regularly at all. I think school's importiant, and attend it.

UNCdefense

02-25-2006, 03:41 PM

ya i thoroughly enjoyed that 4th period skip on friday...even though i had A LOT to do it made me feel like id gotten a jupm start on everyone else & friday seemed to simply flow much better

sailorslax88

02-26-2006, 04:28 PM

i just go in late... its not cutting, you dont get written up, its just an illegal absense in my school

goalLAX

02-26-2006, 04:45 PM

I used to cut classes all the time. Never a full school day because it you were marked absent you werent allowed to play or even partice for that day. It sucked!

But last year our team went to the playoffs and had a home playoff game. So i skipped a chem and math test to go out and line the field. My teachers were pissed, but i didnt care. It was fun.

thunder_15

02-27-2006, 01:09 AM

depends on wat u mean by skipping school. wagging or facking a sicky

WarriorSplit55

02-27-2006, 07:23 AM

I stay home a lot but i try to go to classes my grades are terriable

ReLAXation7

02-27-2006, 07:50 PM

I never skip unless I'm about to hurl my insides out. Other than that, perfect attendance.

Warriorlacrosse

03-20-2006, 05:36 PM

I have ADD so even when I'm there i'm just screwing around...

SDPirate

03-23-2006, 01:33 AM

i skip fairly often but never on days where we learn something new, go over something, or have a quiz or test.

i only skip like classes where we watch movies or sit around and do nothing.
also inbetween my first period and nutrition break we have this thing call elp.
where basically you sit around with your thumb up your butt for an 1hr.
elp actually stands for "ryan goes to get food from carls jr or chil-fil-a"
so technically im doing no wrong.