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  2. Truancy - Wikipedia

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    Strict measures against truancy are usually motivated by compulsory education gaps among children and underage crime surge in big cities. [3] Truancy is a frequent subject of popular culture. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is about the title character's (played by Matthew Broderick) day of truancy in Chicago with his girlfriend and best friend.

  3. Skip Day - Wikipedia

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    At Caltech, "Ditch Day" has become an annual tradition. [3] The occasion was also notably depicted in Steven Spielberg 's 2022 semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans , in which the protagonist Sammy Fabelman films 16mm footage of his school's "Ditch Day" at the beach during a montage sequence set to James Darren 's " Goodbye Cruel World ."

  4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Wikipedia

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    Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American teen comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes. The film stars Matthew Broderick , Mia Sara , and Alan Ruck , with supporting roles from Jennifer Grey , Jeffrey Jones , Cindy Pickett , Edie McClurg , Lyman Ward , and Charlie Sheen .

  5. Truancy (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Truancy is a dystopian novel written by Isamu Fukui, a New York City student in Stuyvesant High School, when he was 15 years old. [1] Set in a totalitarian city ruled by its Mayor and Educators, it follows the story of a fifteen-year-old student named Tack, and a student rebellion calling itself the Truancy.

  6. List of days of the year - Wikipedia

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    On This Day; BBC: On This Day; The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History

  7. School refusal - Wikipedia

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    School refusal is a child-motivated refusal to attend school or difficulty remaining in class for the full day. [1] Child-motivated absenteeism occurs autonomously, by the volition of the child. This behavior is differentiated from non-child-motivated absences in which parents withdraw children from school or are unable to bring their children ...

  8. Merle Haggard - Wikipedia

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    In 1951 he returned to Bakersfield, where he was again arrested for truancy and petty larceny and sent to a juvenile detention center. After another escape, he was sent to the Preston School of Industry, a high-security installation. He was released 15 months later but was sent back after beating a local boy during a burglary attempt.

  9. List of observances in the United States by presidential ...

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    2nd Friday in May: Military Spouse Day; 2nd Sunday in May: Mother's Day; 3rd Friday in May: National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week; 3rd Saturday in May: Armed Forces Day; May 22: National Maritime Day; May 25: National Missing Children's Day [11] last Monday in May: Memorial Day [12] 1st Monday in June: National ...