Word: absenting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Section Two stipulates that parents are responsible for keeping their children in school, and that if they allow them to be unlawfully absent more than seven days in any six month period, they may be fined...
More crucial is the interpretation of Section Four, which specifies that "Whoever induces or attempts to induce a minor to absent himself unlawfully," or "harbors a minor, who, while school is in session, is unlawfully absent," shall be fined...
...Stayout, and the teachers in the "freedom Schools" the children will attend, could be held criminally liable, according to Sutherland. He doubted, however, that parents would be held liable under this section. Brooke also indicated that this section would probably not be interpreted to include the parents of the absent, children...
...hands to shut out the noise of the crowd. Relaxed and confident, he now strolls around the floor between jumps, chatting with other athletes, leaning over the seats to sign autographs. "I don't let anything bother me any more, especially the fans," he says. "I'm absent from them. I used to really believe that they were all my friends, but I soon found out that they liked me only because I was winning...
Irrational parietal rules are not the only reason for discontent. For many, the Houses have become just dormitories and meal factories; there is little sense of community. Houses are too large, resident tutors too often just graduate students pursuing their doctorates in isolation and non-resident professors more absent than senators. Most important, there is little education conducted in the Houses. The opportunities presented by the tutorial system are insufficiently exploited...