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School Refusal

SCHOOL REFUSAL

Most people can recall the scene in the movie “Farris Bueller’s Day Off” where he concocts and entire story and set up just so that he can stay home from school that day. His mother buys the fake fever induced by a hot blow dryer and the automated puking sounds coming from the bathroom, however there are parents who deal with these hysterics almost everyday. A case study that I found in an article by Nicole Setzer, Ph.d., and Amanda Salzhauer, MSW at the University of Child Study Center summarizes a young girl named Rebecca’s school refusal case. Rebecca is eight years old and has always had some issues about going to school. She is now in third grade and after only two months of school so far this year her problems have significantly worsened. Almost everyday she will try some sort of tactic to stay home from school whether it be throwing a fit so that she is late for the bus, or after arriving at school constantly complaining about a stomach ache......


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