Date:  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 19:05:16 EDT

From:  RENEA C BEELER <rcbeel01[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

>



    That's funny. My high school days (1989-1992) unexcused absences

were referred to as a "cut". We also had a senior day. Seniors then,

referred to it as "national cut" day. My mother uses the word "hookey" when I

was in High school, but not as much now since I am in college.



R.



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