• Wispy2891@lemmy.world
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      3 hours ago

      “hello sunshine” on a square meter of plastic grass carpet in a class in a basement without windows

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      3 hours ago

      “NBA ALL STARS” “Never been absent”

      So like kids that come to school sick and shit, or had a death in the family.

      I hated awards and prizes for this crap. In my high school the best attendance got the first pick of assigned parking spots.

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        58 minutes ago

        The administration grades the schools on attendance.

        Our school does not count excused absences against you. obviously their/your MMV

        Technically, it’s still a fucked up metric, but if they don’t curb it at the school level, it’s a lot harder to do it at the state/parent level.

        Parents have a pretty strong incentive to keep kids home rather than pay for daycare/neighbors/family to help. They’re using the kids to wage the war.