Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 16:24:52 -0400

From: PAULA RENEE BROWNING prbrow01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU

Subject: Re: Terminology of unexcused absences



When I was in high school(1987-1991), we always referred to unexcused

absences as "laying out". As a matter of fact, seniors were given a

designated day for unexcused absences,"senior lay-out day". We also used a

term, but not as

often," Hookey." My father used this term more than I did, however. In

the region that I am from, it seems the most accepted term by students

and teachers for unexcused abscences is"laying out."









Paula R. Browning

Undergraduate

Morehead State University