Senior Ditch Day

Today is Monday, the first school day after our high school prom.  Apparently, it's tradition that seniors pull a Ferris Bueller on everyone and 'ditch' school on this day.  So you may ask, what are the possible reasons for doing this?  For some people, it's to catch up on sleep; they take Monday off to plop themselves down on their beds for several hours.  For others, it's to simply follow the tradition and keep it alive.  For most people, the idea of having an extra day off from school is very enticing.  And then of course, there are some prom groups who are out at their lake houses recovering from their hangovers for the day.  But what really bothers me the most about senior ditch day is that some students have their parents call them out.  I'm serious.  Their parents let them ditch, and then call them out.

Any senior that ditches for senior ditch day without their parents calling them out of class is penalized with a 3% grade deduction from every class.  Thus, seniors that choose to ditch are fully aware of the consequences of an unauthorized absence.  But when parents call the attendance office saying that their child won't be in school for the day, they authorize the student's absence and prevent the 3% reduction.  To me, that's just silly and unfair.  First off, why would a parent be willing to call their children out of class?  Wouldn't they want their child to be a diligent student and be in class?  Second, these students who are called out have no consequence to skipping Monday class as opposed to the students who actually ditch and receive a 3% reduction in every class.  It's just dishonorable to me that the students who are called out would say that they're ditching when they're really not because their absence is authorized.  If you're going to ditch, DITCH and face the consequences!  I chose not to ditch because I think the detriments outweigh the benefits!