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Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere by williamcotton on Friday March 29, 2024 @09:12AM (#39863690)
We’re going to two in-law weddings this year and missing a single day of school. Fly in, fly out.

Funerals are bereavement leave from school so you don’t need to worry.

I feel like 90% of midwesterners would be agreeing with me…

Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere by bombcar on Friday March 29, 2024 @10:16AM (#39864380)
It can entirely depend on your family/friend circle. For me and mine, In-n-Out is expected, weddings are happening in the locality of one of the families, many are day trips.

Other people's family and friends will have multiple destination weddings, etc.

Still suspect it's not a major component, kids can only have so many grandparents after all.

Re:Why School Absences Have 'Exploded' Almost Everywhere by vundercind on Friday March 29, 2024 @11:15AM (#39865066)
Is there a regional component to this?

Some of the “meh, missing two weeks a year for vacations isn’t a big deal” attitudes in this thread are very surprising to me, also as a midwesterner.