“Unbelievable: 66 Outrageous Student Excuses That Sound Too Wild to Be True!”
She was kind enough to let me retake the exam.
Not a teacher but dealt with some crazy stuff growing up (some of which I’ve posted).
1) Science book was destroyed courtesy of a church book burning. Still can’t watch Fahrenheit 451 to this day (major anxiety attack). School knew it had happened and I was given a replacement no questions asked.
2) Mugged, badly. Just got out of hospital. Was accused of making it up and ordered to take my sunglasses off, that covered two black eyes and major bruising. I was then ordered to put them back on. I blew off PE because I didn’t want to tear the stiches from my knife wounds.
2) Escorted out of house by CPS. No clothes, books, etc. Was the Sunday before school, and was my 17th birthday. Kind of hard to do homework in that situation. I’d say it was half/half. Some teachers understood and let me work in class, even gave me loaner books. Some didn’t care. Main reason my grades tanked from A’s to D’s overnight.
Student claimed book caught on fire. I just said, Sure it did. Next day he showed up with a copy of an insurance claim. Turns out he left his book by a space heater, the kind with heating elements, setting said book on fire as well as his homework. The pics of his rug, scorched, sealed the deal.
A guy I knew in high school missed class because he had to help a cow give birth. Lived in a farm.
All various excuses heard secondhand so not a teacher: escaped horses blocking the driveway, tractor broke down in the middle of the road, train crossing break down (the rails never came up), pigs giving birth (ag kid), creek flooding (minor but roads were blocked) and horse manure truck flipped over (the guy reeked so cue proof).
Its a small town.
