Date:  Fri, 22 Sep 1995 09:42:43 -0700

From:  Dan Alford <dalford[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]S1.CSUHAYWARD.EDU>

Subject: Re: Terminology of unexcused absences



Definitely not Placerville CA (in the Sierras), according to my 18-yr old

language consultant, Melanie Alford.



On Tue, 19 Sep 1995, Tom Uharriet wrote:



> RE: Terminology for unexcused absences.

>

> In California (70's), we _cut_ school. We were _cutting_ class. We

> also called it _ditching_. Administrators said we were _truant_. In

> some districts, _truancy_ officers went after repeat offenders.

>

> In Utah (then and now), students and administrators call it

> _sluffing_. A student may "get a sluff" if s/he is caught out of

> class.

>

> Outside of Utah, which states use sluff, sluffed, sluffing, or sluffs?

>

>

> Tom Uharriet

> utom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]admn.712.nebo.edu

>