Why are some people constantly absent/ late to school?!?!

So Im sure we all know those people who never show up to school for some reason, and im not talking about trouble making kids either. Like in one of my classes, there is a girl who is absent probably 2/3 of the time atleast, and then there is another girl who comes in 30-45min tardy atleast 1/2 the time. Then I remember in middle school, in our homeroom we stumbled upon one girls attendance record(this was in may, school here is sept-june) and she was absent 46 time.

What gives? Whats with these people? do they not have parents?:?

I didn't start becoming late all the time until I began driving. I'm just not a punctual person. I'm a good student and I still show up, but I'll just be five or ten minutes late. Now that I'm in college, none of my teachers really care.

I know when I was in high school I ditched around 50 percent of the time. My parents knew as I told them anytime I ditched.

Some people are just late. They're the same people that don't last long in jobs because they never show up.

There are some people that just don't give a damn about school.

Some people just dont care.i-like-pie

Im pretty sure these people care about doing good in school though because this is an honors course they are always late/absent for. If they didnt care about school/were lazy I doubt they would be in this classStanley09

Some people just dont care.i-like-pie

Im pretty sure these people care about doing good in school though because this is an honors course they are always late/absent for. If they didnt care about school/were lazy I doubt they would be in this classStanley09

i don't know. one thing i take pride in is that i am never late for an appointment. i never show up late for work, or class. if i tell someone i'm going to be there at a certain time, then i will be there, at that time.

Depends when the class is for me. Social for me is right after lunch, and I'm usually late because I don't leave my house in time, as well as I don't care for social. If math was right after lunch I would be sure to be on time because I acutally like that class and need it for college.

maybe they are secretly superheroes.

I had one university class that I was 10 minutes late to every day. It was because my favorite cooking show was over at 12:30 and that's what time the class started at. You can't miss the end of the show because that's when all the dishes all come together as a coherent whole.

When someone explained the circumstance to my professor, he replied "that's just fantastic!"

I lived across the street from my high school and I used to be late everyday. I failed homeroom a few times. :?

So Im sure we all know those people who never show up to school for some reason, and im not talking about trouble making kids either. Like in one of my classes, there is a girl who is absent probably 2/3 of the time atleast, and then there is another girl who comes in 30-45min tardy atleast 1/2 the time. Then I remember in middle school, in our homeroom we stumbled upon one girls attendance record(this was in may, school here is sept-june) and she was absent 46 time.

What gives? Whats with these people? do they not have parents?:?

Stanley09

i always get to school late in first period. bad habbit of waking up late. meh...school sux

I'm assuming you're talking about highschool. Highschool is more about learning conformity than education.

whenever I hate a class I'll either just be consistently absent or late. If I need to be in the class but I'm not motivated, I just don't care enough about my attendance at all.

At my HS you only got so many unexcused absent/tardies then you failed the entire year.AutoPilotOn

[QUOTE="AutoPilotOn"]At my HS you only got so many unexcused absent/tardies then you failed the entire year.despa1r_fact0r

likely because a lot of school is pointless BS and, since the emphasis is on performance and not learning these days, acing tests does not really require perfect attendence.

I had between 35 and 50 absents every year in high school. I hated school and didn't learn a damn thing there.

I'm one of them.

I lack motivation to come to class, nothing clicks to make me go. I have issues with transportation. I live an hour away from school and my parents come home from work right at the time I have to leave. Traffic is an issue too. I have a sleeping disorder and some kind of depression.

The big thing I hate about PUBLIC School is that a lot of teachers suck at teaching and I learn nothing. It's sad that I learn everything on the computer.

I was absent a lot the last year I did public school because I was just so physically and mentally drained and in a downward spiral of depression that I couldn't bring myself to go. People who just don't feel like going to school or constantly fake sick (my sister being one of those) piss me off. You're in highschool, grow the hell up. People who always sleep in and are late drive me completely insane as well, it just baffles me that they can't understand that school starts at 8 am and you need to be there by then, there is no 2 ways about it. Any person who has a stay-at-home parent and can't manage to get to school on time is pathetic to me, and so is their parent. If the parent is too lazy to take the child to school (provided they live out of walking distance) then they should at least be responsible enough to have the child ready for the bus in the morning.XilePrincess

Did you really just say you missed alot of your last year of public school because you we're depressed and coulden't bring yourself to go and than in the same post get mad at people who just don't feel like going to school? Hypocritical

People who just don't feel like going to school or constantly fake sick (my sister being one of those) piss me off. You're in highschool, grow the hell up. XilePrincess

I think someone else here needs to grow up ;). If someone wants to not go to school at their own discretion, then that's their choice. Highschool for the most part is a cakewalk.

[QUOTE="XilePrincess"]I was absent a lot the last year I did public school because I was just so physically and mentally drained and in a downward spiral of depression that I couldn't bring myself to go. People who just don't feel like going to school or constantly fake sick (my sister being one of those) piss me off. You're in highschool, grow the hell up. People who always sleep in and are late drive me completely insane as well, it just baffles me that they can't understand that school starts at 8 am and you need to be there by then, there is no 2 ways about it. Any person who has a stay-at-home parent and can't manage to get to school on time is pathetic to me, and so is their parent. If the parent is too lazy to take the child to school (provided they live out of walking distance) then they should at least be responsible enough to have the child ready for the bus in the morning.testfactor888

Did you really just say you missed alot of your last year of public school because you we're depressed and coulden't bring yourself to go and than in the same post get mad at people who just don't feel like going to school? Hypocritical

I've recently started having this problem now that I'm living off campus and it's getting cold.

I missed an average of 30 days a year in high school due to adolescence, social anxiety, bullies, snowballing effect of procrastination, lack of challenge/accomplishment, need of sleep, etc. I suppose in some ways I am a late bloomer.

Now...I've never missed a single day of college or work, and it is common that I arrive before my professors/classmates are on campus and before my boss/coworkers is at the shop. I empathize for our forsaken youth. Their burdens are overlooked by too many.

I was a good student until my junior and senior years of high school. I was absent more times than I went. I wasn't learning anything in my classes and I had more important things at home I had to take care of. I would just show up on days that we had tests. As long as I got A's on the test nobody bothered me. I must have been a teachers worst nightmare. What do you do with the student that never goes to class yet aces all the tests?

Supposedly you could only miss 9 days a semester at my high school. They never did say anything to me, though.

When I started college school became a priority for me and I stopped skipping classes (well, at least routinely). It really hasn't been an issue for me.

It is really just about a persons priorities at any given time. High school really isn't that big of a deal.

Hey, we have plenty of GOOD reasons why we are late and absent. Sleep is important so we sleep in to get our 8 hours :P

Some people just don't like going to school. Maybe things don't go well for them there, or maybe they have problems at home. They could also have troubles getting a ride to school, especially if they live far away. It could also just be apathy or laziness.

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[QUOTE="XilePrincess"]I was absent a lot the last year I did public school because I was just so physically and mentally drained and in a downward spiral of depression that I couldn't bring myself to go. People who just don't feel like going to school or constantly fake sick (my sister being one of those) piss me off. You're in highschool, grow the hell up. People who always sleep in and are late drive me completely insane as well, it just baffles me that they can't understand that school starts at 8 am and you need to be there by then, there is no 2 ways about it. Any person who has a stay-at-home parent and can't manage to get to school on time is pathetic to me, and so is their parent. If the parent is too lazy to take the child to school (provided they live out of walking distance) then they should at least be responsible enough to have the child ready for the bus in the morning.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

Did you really just say you missed alot of your last year of public school because you we're depressed and coulden't bring yourself to go and than in the same post get mad at people who just don't feel like going to school? Hypocritical