Comments on: Senior Excused Absence Day

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:25:48 +0000

Today is Senior Cut Day and I gladly gave my daughter permission to take the day off….even geniuses deserve a day off, right??? Hey people…relax!! It’s not that serious….it’s one darn day in the life of a teenager. Chill.

By: Princess of the Portable

Princess of the Portable — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:21:01 +0000

I graduated from HS almost 20 years ago. Our cut day was not sanctioned by administration, and much like Anne above, we too were headed for Jones Beach. My mom wrote me a note allowing me to leave after the first period. While I did not get sun poisoning, anyone seeing me the next day would not have had any questions about where I’d been.

I was a total geek, had perfect attendance and would have been too scared of the consequences had my parents found out. But because I was a total geek, had perfect attendance and was upfront with my parents – I was given a free pass. I wasn’t worried about what the school would do to me if I was caught, I was petrified by what my parents would do to me.

By: tired teacher

tired teacher — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 21:38:37 +0000

Most teachers don’t mind one cut day; we get it, that the kids are ready to be gone. The problem is the “cut quarter.” Seniors at our high-pressure high school seem to burn out once the college acceptances are in—and tonight is the night they’ll hear from the ivies. Those in AP classes keep attending until after those exams. The rest have notes from mommy and daddy for days on end. I’ve had seniors that not only took off the Friday of the prom (Senior Manicure and Pedicure Day), but they also took an entire week after the prom to go to the Hamptons!

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:00:35 +0000

Only in Croton-Harmon would students look to get excused absences from senior cut day.

I wonder if the students went directly to their Croton Residents Only” parks and beaches, or if they really rebelled and drove to Peekskill, Tarrytown, or (dare I say it) Ossining. What fun is there from an excused absence? Isn’t it just akin to a Superintendents Day?

Honestly, if I was in college admissions, would I want a student who got his or her parents to write a note to be excused for senior cut day or the student who has one detention on their record for experiencing a day that they will never forget?

By: Kethrim

Kethrim — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:36:05 +0000

When I was a senior two years ago, Senior Cut Day was a big thing at school. Most kids did cut- I didn’t. It was one of the best days of school- with most kids (especially the troublemakers) gone, we relaxed in our classes and had time for fun classes with the teachers- not always, but often, still on topic!

By: b rabbit

b rabbit — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:42:28 +0000

Are you kidding me? Now, students are so spoiled they can’t even figure out how to cut school without mommy covering baby’s tracks with a note? Get serious. Cut school and face whatever the consequences are. I did and survived. Parents should stop trying to be their kid’s best friends.

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:39:39 +0000

Senior Cut Day – the “unofficial” excused day by both parents and school officials.Teachers looked the other way and it was always the day of the prom.

I can’t wait for my son’s Sr. Cut Day, I’m taking a “mental” health day from work!!!!

By: Gus

Gus — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:37:47 +0000

Well, 26 years ago during our Senior Cut Day, we pretty much did it spur of the moment. Some of us provided a phony note, and some just cut without it. It was pretty much expected it would happen at some point in the spring. Of course a couple of teachers gave a quiz to those that stayed behind, and those of us that left got a 0. Not that it mattered, as we already knew where we were going to college. It was a day to have fun and not care about the consequences.

By: Ty Phoon

Ty Phoon — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:26:05 +0000

Giving the OK to a child that is intent on participating in a “cut day” is very different from providing a phony excuse note. Parental permission doesn’t eliminate the possibility of the student facing some kind of disciplinary action for skipping school. (That risk is something I’ve always assumed was part of the thrill of cutting class.) A phony excuse, on the other hand, eliminates any chance of consequences. Which teaches the better lesson? As a parent, I can’t help but believe that acknowledging the act while pointing out the risk is a better idea than “protecting” the child from their consquences of their actions with a lie.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:19:59 +0000

I don’t think we officially had a senior cut day, but a bunch of us definitely cut one day in May once our AP tests were over. My mom gave me permission, but told me (since we were going to Jones Beach) that under no circumstances was I to come back with a sunburn. Needless to say, we had a ton of fun at the beach… and I came back with sun poisoning. Oops!