Ah, high school. It was the best of times, and the worst of times, but either way, it was also a time when absolutely everything seemed hugely important. Most people have skipped class a few times, so ...

A flu bug has swept through campus recently, making many classrooms an exhibition of coughing, sneezing and sniffling. Sadly, many professors impose strict absence policies that only reinforce the ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Some teenagers skip class to smoke a cigarette. Others play hooky as an act of rebellion. But science fiction author Jim Butcher of Independence used to skip out at Truman High ...

Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste, who was absent ...

Every fall, college students return to campus, accompanied by the unmistakable sounds of sniffles, coughs and congested voices. The seasonal epidemic, often referred to as the “frat flu,” spreads like ...

History teacher Matt Brophy, left, works with Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste, 16, of Medford, Mass., on making up late assignments during summer school at Medford High School, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in ...