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Vanessa attributed her own academic setbacks — a good student in middle school, she began cutting class and courting trouble in high school — to the fact that her parents were checked out.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2018

After cutting class and failing to arrive at a Saturday detention, he never returned.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2016

Johns agreed that cutting class sizes by one or two students probably would not make much of a difference.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2015

There may be some sweet gratification in noncompliance – such as cutting class or calling in sick, or simply feeling better on your own terms.

From US News • Jul. 30, 2014

“Even still, cutting class is a serious offense, Mustafa, boring or not. You shouldn’t have been with those kids in the first place.”

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan




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