Justin Foreman of Brentsville, VA is the Cal Ripken of students. To wit:
A local high school student has accomplished a feat not many can claim: he has never missed a day of school.
Justin Forman, 18, is a student at Brentsville High School in Virginia and has a perfect attendance record of 2,836 consecutive days.
The streak was in serious jeopardy in elementary school when Forman’s third-grade teacher nearly sent him home sick.
“My teacher came up to me and said, ‘Justin, you are turning green, you need to go home.’ And I was like, ‘No, just let me stay for a little longer.”
Forman first realized he had a streak going when he started a new school in sixth grade. There were some other close calls, and some teasing from friends — but Forman says he’s glad he was able to make it all the way.
“I get the nerd and the dork and everything. But, now that I’ve finished it, people have actually talked about it.”
I hate people who can’t come up with something more original then “nerd” and use it as some sort of insult. Ah yes, the title of this post. Well what can I say? I myself didn’t attend every day of school during my educational career. Not even close really. Good job though Mr. Foreman. Now take a vacation or something.
i believe mario lombardo of altamonte springs, florida also accomplished the same feat