Date:  Tue, 19 Sep 1995 15:23:55 MST

From:  Tom Uharriet <UTOM[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ADMN.712.NEBO.EDU>

Subject: Terminology of unexcused absences



RE: Terminology for unexcused absences.



In California (70's), we _cut_ school. We were _cutting_ class. We

also called it _ditching_. Administrators said we were _truant_. In

some districts, _truancy_ officers went after repeat offenders.



In Utah (then and now), students and administrators call it

_sluffing_. A student may "get a sluff" if s/he is caught out of

class.



Outside of Utah, which states use sluff, sluffed, sluffing, or sluffs?





Tom Uharriet

utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admn.712.nebo.edu