81.   Blair added that he wanted local councils to make greater use of powers to punish parents who allow their children to skip school.

82.   Blair has also proposed withholding some welfare payments from parents whose children skip school.

83.   First reports said the boys had skipped school Tuesday and gone hiking instead, without informing their parents.

84.   He had begun to skip school and was barred from classes several times because he was late.

85.   He had skipped school and taken a Metro train to the airport.

86.   He started to skip school and hang out with delinquents.

87.   In recent months the government has floated a raft of crime-reduction initiatives, including plans to withhold some welfare payments from parents whose children skip school.

88.   Like many young blacks, Jackson Molefe skipped school often to protest and fight against apartheid.

89.   Many students skipped school.

90.   Prairie Grove Superintendent Tom Louks said the boy had skipped school Tuesday and Wednesday after being involved in a dispute Monday.