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The consequences of dropping out of school can have long-term economic and social repercussions. Students who drop out of school in the United States are more likely to be unemployed, homeless, receiving welfare and incarcerated. [5] A four-year study in San Francisco found that 94 percent of young murder victims were high school dropouts. [6]
Expulsion, also known as dismissal, withdrawal, or permanent exclusion (British English), is the permanent removal or banning of a student from a school, school district, college, university, or TAFE due to persistent violation of that institution's rules, or in extreme cases, for a single offense of marked severity.
Drop dead [1] Die suddenly Neutral also slang aggressive dismissal Dropping like flies [8] Dying in droves Simile: also falling ill in numbers Drop the Body Died Euphemistic Used by new-age spiritually minded people instead of the term died, suggesting that, while the person's body died, his or her spirit lives on Entered the homeland
"Drop Out" (song), by Lil Pump, 2019 "Drop Out," a song by Rocket from the Crypt from the 1995 album Scream, Dracula, Scream! "Drop Out", a song by Converge from the 2004 album You Fail Me "Drop Out", music of Dance Dance Revolution Extreme; Drop Out with The Barracudas, by The Barracudas, 1981; The Dropouts, an early incarnation of Priestess ...
It is estimated that 2 million American students drop out of high school each year. [1] The US Department of Education assesses the dropout rate by calculating the percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds who are not currently enrolled in school and who have not yet earned a high school credential. For example, the high school dropout rate of the ...
suss [out] * (informal) to figure out (from suspicion) suspender belt a ladies' undergarment to hold up stockings (US: garter belt) swot 1. v. to study for an exam (US cram) 2. n. (derogatory) aloof and unpopular schoolchild or student who studies to excess (US: nerd) sweets the same term for candy in US sweet FA
Turn on, tune in, drop out" is a counterculture-era phrase popularized by Timothy Leary in 1966. In 1967, Leary spoke at the Human Be-In , a gathering of 30,000 hippies in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and phrased the famous words, "Turn on, tune in, drop out".
DOC (also known as DOC Jobs or Drop Out Club) is an online community about leaving the practice of medicine or science to pursue other careers. [1] [2] It includes job posts, networking events, and forums. [1] [3] As of 2017, there are more than 40,000 doctors, scientists, and students registered on the site. [4]