YOUR BEST FRIEND IS ABSENT FROM SCHOOL FOR THIS REASON:; HE/SHE WENT TO THE BEACH; HE/SHE HAS A DENTIST APPOINTMENT; HE/SHE GOT SICK WITH THE FLU; HE/SHE BROKE HIS/HER LEG; HE/SHE MOVED TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL; HE/SHE IS TOO DEPRESSED TO DO ANYTHING; HE/SHE IMMIGRATED OUT OF THE COUNTRY; HE/SHE GOT LOCKED UP IN PRISON FOR A CRIME THEY DIDN’T COMMIT; HE/SHE HAS A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS; HE/SHE DIED