Rydal Elementary School, one of the oldest schools in Boston, doesn't accept family holidays as an excuse for their absence and give them a warming notice.
作为波士顿最古老的学校之一，Rydal 小学不接受以家庭假期为请假理由，并且给了他们警告通知。
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"We've been punishing truancy for years, but that hasn't brought them back to school," oneschool principal said.
“多年来，我们一直在惩罚逃学者，但这并没有让他们回到学校，”一位校长说。
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We arrived at Qumusea District Schoolone morning as the children, barefoot but in shipshape uniforms, filed into the clean cinderblock classrooms.