It's not even vacations abroad. I worked at a poorer district, and it's really parents just not caring. They go when they can get off or get good deals and pull

It's not even vacations abroad. I worked at a poorer district, and it's really parents just not caring. They go when they can get off or get good deals and pull the kid with them. Sadly enough, they can often get it excused as a "learning excursion", even if the teachers don't sign off on it. There's no value being seen in education; it's seen simply as babysitting, and it shows in the students' attitudes as well.