February 11, 2011 by Lawrence of Bessarabia
NYC Mayor Michael Boomberg has announced a plan to combat school absenteeism.
Anyone with more than ten absences will get a phone call from a celebrity or sports figure such as Jose Reyes or Magic Johnson encouraging them to go to school.
How stupid is this idea?
I’m a chronic truant, my motivation is to hit the magic number so I get a phone call from a famous person.
How about a celebrity phone call for students who maintain stellar attendance records instead, Mayor Mental Midget?
Islam the death cult and Muhammad are depicted where they properly belong, Islam dead and Muhammad’s head on a woman’s spear.
In addition to the lack of proper vetting for the election process, namely his refusal to produce a valid Birth certificate, I feel that President Barack Hussein Obama's political platform, his long standing associations with our enemies and his buck-jawed squaw—the Worst Lady who openly expresses her hatred for the USA—will work together to place our country in a state of serious distress.
Therefore, as my statement against this African usurper and the intentional damage he is inflicting upon our great country, the American flag graphic, and the NOBAMA and WORST LADY caricatures will remain in the distress position (upside down) until they vacate the white house, forced or otherwise, DEAD OR ALIVE!
Posted 4 Nov 2008, updated 21 Jan 2013
My older sister only missed 1/2-day of school from kindergarten through high school. On that 1/2 day, she was forced to go home by the school nurse and she cried about it all the way home.
I missed every chance I got.
The rule in our house was you had to go to school unless you had a fever or were vomiting or bleeding profusely.
I remember sticking my finger all the way down my throat till I gagged and nothing. I would stick the thermometer next to a light bulb but somehow my medic father knew I didn’t have no fever. Never got into trying to cut myself, but I’m sure dad would have stitched it up and sent me on my way.
I really admire people who don’t abuse sick days. I remember telling my boss once, when I had an inner ear infection, and he kept telling me to go home: “What and waste a good sick day on being sick?”