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  2. Dropping out - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Expulsion (education) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    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

  5. Dropout - Wikipedia

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    "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 ...

  6. Dropout Prevention Act - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    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

  8. Turn on, tune in, drop out - Wikipedia

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    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".

  9. DOC (website) - Wikipedia

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    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]