15 Believable Excuses for Skipping Class in Middle School

If you feel like death is a better option than going to school, these 15 believable excuses for skipping class in middle school are exactly what you need.

Now first things first, you should absolutely not be missing school, unless there’s a genuine reason to do so. While it may seem like torture now, only later will you realize the importance of school and attending it regularly. Also, while it may not seem like missing a day is a major thing, these things tend to pile up without us noticing. However, if it’s actually restricted to just once in a blue moon, these excuses for not going to school for teachers and excuses for skipping school to parents will definitely help you out.

When you’re in middle school, you don’t have the experience that high school kids possess about the best possible, and especially, believable excuses which will allow you to skip school. It can be extra hard to convince both your parents and teachers that you really have a legitimate reason to skip school, and aren’t just pretending. This is a time when you don’t really have the power to argue, and have to listen to / be dictated to by both your parents and your teachers, and this is where our excuses to stay home from school come in. If you want some more options to consider, head on over to 12 good excuses for missing class to tell your parents.

To determine the 15 believable excuses for not going to school, we scrounged the internet, while focusing especially on Quora, Yahoo! Answers and DocFormats. There are still a few things to consider when coming up with an excuse to skip school. For example, if you have a stay-at-home parent and you pretend to be sick, you will have to consistently pretend to be sick throughout the day; it’s not just a  one time thing. Furthermore, while feigning sickness is perhaps the most common excuse, you need to think of a sickness which does not exhibit physical symptoms, otherwise your lie may be exposed almost immediately. Also, it’s easier to lie to just teachers rather than your parents as they may not know you as well, and they also won’t be as familiar with your situation. For example, if you tell your teacher someone in the family has died, that may work on them but there is no way it will work on your parents. And rest assured, in middle school, your parents will immediately be informed if you miss out on school. As you can see, it’s not so easy to come up with convincing lies, and even harder when you’re only in middle school!

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Here is our rankings about the 15 believable excuses for skipping class in middle school:

15. Headache

This is probably one of the more common excuses, and against our earlier code of not using sickness as an excuse. While it’s almost impossible to detect and no one can challenge you, it is also likely that your parents will reduce the time you’re allowed for watching television or using the computer, which is something we do not want! So definitely be careful when you’re using this excuse, as it has both its pros and cons.

14. Diarrhea

Another foolproof method of faking sickness is diarrhea, as once again, there are no obvious symptoms, so noone can really say anything. In fact, you can probably avoid the doctor as well as it generally doesn’t last more than a day or two. However, you may be banned from junk food and those delicious desserts to ensure this doesn’t happen again, which will definitely dent your happiness for a while.

13. Weather

Now this really depends on how gullible / trusting your parents are. If they’re anything like mine, they would never have even considered believing me. However, when it snows heavily or there’s a huge storm, and the school refuses to give you a day off because schools seem to be there to suck the joy out of life, there is a chance of convincing your parents that skipping school would be the best and perhaps the safest option.

12. Mental health day

The world around is growing and becoming more sympathetic. Nowhere is this more obvious than perhaps mental health. Once considered a sign of weakness, it is now being seen as extremely important and is being recognized as a mental illness. In fact, I’ve even seen some parents give their kids a couple of days off in a semester to just relax and get away from the stress. If your parents don’t offer you such leaves themselves (they most likely won’t), you can convince them. Of course, it’s possible that it won’t work either way but never hurts to try.

11. Family emergency

This will of course only work on teachers. You can’t really tell your parents that your aunt died. However, there’s a strong chance that the school will reach out to your parents to confirm this and once they do, that can end really badly. So as always, there’s a big risk with using this excuse as well.

10. Doctor / Dentist appointment

Another excuse that is only relevant for teachers, you can simply say you have an appointment with the doctor or the dentist, and it will probably be smooth sailing for you.

9. Allergies

Another excuse which can’t really be detected, is claiming an allergy.

8. Missed the alarm clock

This is an oldie, but still stands true. You can’t really prove whether someone’s alarm went off or not and voila, an entire day off from school!

7. Missed the school bus

This may be somewhat hard to pull off, since your parents are going to do their best to ensure that you reach the bus on time. This excuse will involve timing, as you need to delay stuff towards the end in order to convince your parents that missing the bus was a genuine incident and not done on purpose. This is one of the excuses which should not be repeated too often.

6. Lice

This one will probably not work on your parents but will definitely work on your teacher. Pretend that you contracted lice over the weekend, get an extra day off on Monday and by the time you return on Tuesday, you can pretend that the treatment worked and the lice is gone. Your teachers will definitely not waste time giving you a holiday when they think that doing so will help avoid an epidemic.

5. Illness in the family

Illness in the family is one of the 15 believable excuses for not going to school, as this is one of those excuses where the teacher will not want to pry too much as well, mainly because of the sensitivity of the matter. However, if you do have an inquistive teacher, this plan may unravel really fast.

4. Religious holiday

Another sensitive topic, and one many people are not really aware of, claiming a religious holiday may just be devious enough to work in your favor.

3. Quarantined house

This is  a very unique excuse, and certainly extremely difficult to pull off, so I’d suggest being careful while attempting this, as the odds of succeeding are probably not as high as for the other ones.

2. Period

This one is only applicable for girls due to obvious reasons, but one that no one will argue with, considering the pain and discomfort they cause.

1. Holiday with family

This is a perfectly legitimate excuse, provided you actually are going on holiday with your family. It’s also perhaps the only one of the 15 believable excuses for not going to school on this list which will earn you more than a couple of days off, so enjoy your holidays!