I don't think you guys should take this so personally (Kay & PCB)! I guess I don't know about you, but I know plenty of kids who lie or get their parents to lie because they don't want to go to school/didn't finish their homework...whatever. Of course, this doesn't apply to all students! At my private school of overachievers it seemed that kids never faced the consequences of their actions in that when they didn't finish their homework, their conspirator parents would lie for them and allow them to stay home and work on it.

My friends older brother used to be famous for pulling this stunt and after his graduation one of the ladies from the attendance office went up to him and said something along the lines of ... "Well, in college your Mommy can't lie and call in sick for you whenever you don't do your homework!" Haha, OUCH!