Ah, high school. It was the best of times, and the worst of times, but either way, it was also a time when absolutely everything seemed hugely important. Most people have skipped class a few times, so ...

A flu bug has swept through campus recently, making many classrooms an exhibition of coughing, sneezing and sniffling. Sadly, many professors impose strict absence policies that only reinforce the ...

Every fall, college students return to campus, accompanied by the unmistakable sounds of sniffles, coughs and congested voices. The seasonal epidemic, often referred to as the “frat flu,” spreads like ...

About one fourth of the student body skips class at least once a week, according to a Herald poll conducted March 3-4. Roughly 14 percent of respondents reported that they skip class once a week, 11 ...

The school year has never looked more challenging, with Zoom lessons and all, but we still need 15 believable excuses for skipping class in middle school! Students are students, at home or in ...

We all know words can hurt. Until recently, a 7th-grade student said he was skipping class and avoiding friends because of bullying over his hair. It was impacting his grades and attitude until his ...