Skip Day
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Skip Day (also called Ditch Day, Senior Ditch Day, Cut Day or Senior Skip Day) is a tradition in some American schools where the majority[citation needed] of the senior class skips school.[1] It is commonly held the Monday following Senior Prom or another large event.[2]
Reactions to Senior Skip Day
School administration reactions can vary greatly in response to Senior Skip Day. Some schools openly encourage the practice, helping the students pick a day to take off and advising teachers not to schedule quizzes or exams on the given skip day.[citation needed] Other schools, however, may severely punish students for willfully being absent from school to the extent of assigning detention, suspending students, or even going so far as to provide a failing grade or withdrawing a college recommendation. [improper synthesis?]
There is no generally agreed upon beginning to this unofficial tradition, but the practice has been in effect since at least the 1970s. The film Ferris Bueller's Day Off was a catalyst for several Senior Skip Days in the 1980s and mid 1990s[citation needed]. At Caltech, "Ditch Day" has become an annual tradition.[3]
References
- ^ Perle, Elizabeth (9 May 2013). "The Dos & Don'ts Of Senior Skip Day". Retrieved 12 May 2017 – via Huff Post.
- ^ "The Dos & Don'ts of Senior Skip Day". Her Campus. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Ditch Day! - Caltech". Retrieved 12 May 2017.
Further reading
- Swasko, Mick; Gregory, Ted (May 6, 2011). "Ditch Day: Bonus senior ditch day irks administrators". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
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