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* '''Exaggerated''': Flash and Pete skip a full year of school.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Flash Flash, Pete, along with [[Fiction500 Norman]] and Pete [[CasanovaWannabe Eddie]] skip a full year of school.

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* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoGuys Ivan and James]] are rarely seen going to school when they should.
* '''Exaggerated''': Ivan and James skip a full year of school.
* '''Downplayed''': Although Ivan and James often complain about homework and [[SadistTeacher how cruel their teachers are]], they are never actually seen attending school.

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* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoGuys Ivan [[BigGuyLittleGuy Flash and James]] Pete]] are rarely seen going to school when they should.
* '''Exaggerated''': Ivan Flash and James Pete skip a full year of school.
* '''Downplayed''': Although Ivan Flash and James Pete often complain about homework and [[SadistTeacher how cruel their teachers are]], they are never actually seen attending school.



** Ivan and James do not participate in Trope High's teleconferencing.
* '''Parodied''': Ivan and James casually leave [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math class]], and while plenty of people, including the math teacher and the principal, see them go, nobody lifts a finger to stop them.

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** Ivan Flash and James Pete do not participate in Trope High's teleconferencing.
* '''Parodied''': Ivan Flash and James Pete casually leave [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math class]], and while plenty of people, including the math teacher and the principal, see them go, nobody lifts a finger to stop them.them. In fact, they may even convince everyone else to just ditch the place!



* '''Discussed''': "What's the point of going to school when we could be doing something important?"

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* '''Discussed''': "What's (From Lampshaded)
--> '''Flash''': What's
the point of going to school goin' t'school when we could be doing something important?"doin' somethin' more important?
--> '''Pete''': I mean... We could be getting good jobs with good schooling!
--> '''Flash''': Aight, but think about this: The most famous of men have done terrible in school, an' look where they are now!



* '''Deconstructed''': Because the kid is constantly missing school to go on adventures/save the world, his grades plummet and his GPA falls, ruining his future.
* '''Reconstructed''': Later on, when it is found out that he saved the world, he is pardoned for missing school, and given the requisites to be able to graduate.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Because the kid is kids are constantly missing school to go on adventures/save the world, his their grades plummet and his their GPA falls, ruining his future.
their futures.
* '''Reconstructed''': Later on, when it is found out that he they saved the world, he is they're pardoned for missing school, and given the requisites to be able to graduate.graduate. Either that, or they manage to make successful business ventures out of school.
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** Trope High is in COVID lock-down and is currently using teleconferencing for schooling.

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** Trope High is in COVID lock-down an online school and is currently using uses teleconferencing for schooling.
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* '''Subverted''': They're not seen at school, but at the end they are.
* '''Double Subverted''': But something else happens, so they leave again.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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They're not seen at school, but at the end they are.
** Trope High is in COVID lock-down and is currently using teleconferencing for schooling.
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But something else happens, so they leave again.again.
** Ivan and James do not participate in Trope High's teleconferencing.
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%%* * '''Implied''': ???It is mentioned that a character has many adventures when they should be in school, but the movie/show takes place after school / on the weekend / over the summer / after graduation, so the character wouldn't be in school anyway.



%%* '''Reconstructed''': Later on, when it is found out that he saved the world, he is pardoned for missing school, and given the requisites to be able to graduate.

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%%* * '''Reconstructed''': Later on, when it is found out that he saved the world, he is pardoned for missing school, and given the requisites to be able to graduate.
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%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???Later on, when it is found out that he saved the world, he is pardoned for missing school, and given the requisites to be able to graduate.
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* '''Parodied''': Ivan and James casually leave [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math class]], and while plenty of people see them go, nobody lifts a finger to stop them.

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* '''Parodied''': Ivan and James casually leave [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math class]], and while plenty of people people, including the math teacher and the principal, see them go, nobody lifts a finger to stop them.
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%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???

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%%* * '''Deconstructed''': ???Because the kid is constantly missing school to go on adventures/save the world, his grades plummet and his GPA falls, ruining his future.

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* '''Exploited''': An ObstructiveBureaucrat gets wind of their truancy and makes their parents' lives hell.

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* '''Exploited''': '''Exploited''':
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An ObstructiveBureaucrat gets wind of their truancy and makes their parents' lives hell.hell.
** A BeleagueredBureaucrat gets wind of their truancy and tries to impress on them the importance of education in a formal setting.
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* '''Downplayed''': Although Ivan and James often complain about homework and how [[SadistTeacher cruel their teachers are]], they are never actually seen attending school.

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* '''Downplayed''': Although Ivan and James often complain about homework and how [[SadistTeacher how cruel their teachers are]], they are never actually seen attending school.



* '''Parodied''': Ivan and James casually walk out of [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math class]], and while plenty of people see them walking out, nobody lifts a finger to stop them.

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* '''Parodied''': Ivan and James casually walk out of leave [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math class]], and while plenty of people see them walking out, go, nobody lifts a finger to stop them.



* '''Enforced''': The writers would rather focus on the kids' adventures rather on their boring lessons.

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* '''Enforced''': The writers would rather focus on the kids' adventures rather than on their boring 'boring' lessons.



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* '''Defied''': The kids' parents make them attend classes [[GenreSavvy in case they learn something that could be useful outside]].

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* '''Defied''': The kids' parents make them attend classes [[GenreSavvy [[ChekhovsClassroom in case they learn something that could be useful outside]].

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* '''Invoked''': The kids learn about something that would affect them personally, so they decide to intervene and shift it in their favour.

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* '''Invoked''': The kids learn about something an event that would affect affects them personally, so they decide to intervene and try to shift it the outcome in their favour.



* '''Defied''': The kids' parents make them attend classes [[GenreSavvy in case they learn something potentially useful outside]].
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Defied''': The kids' parents make them attend classes [[GenreSavvy in case they learn something potentially that could be useful outside]].
* '''Discussed''': ???
"What's the point of going to school when we could be doing something important?"
* '''Conversed''': Kids who watch the show get into an argument with their parents over the pros and cons of emulating its protagonists.
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* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': The Kids [[BoardingSchool never leave]] [[AcademyOfAdventure their school]].
* '''Subverted''': They're not seen at school, but at the end they are
* '''Double Subverted''': But something else happens, so they leave again
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???
They attend such a SuckySchool that nobody would begrudge their skipping.
* '''Inverted''': The Kids kids [[BoardingSchool never leave]] [[AcademyOfAdventure their school]].
* '''Subverted''': They're not seen at school, but at the end they are
are.
* '''Double Subverted''': But something else happens, so they leave again
again.
* '''Parodied''': ???
Ivan and James casually walk out of [[EverybodyHatesMathematics math class]], and while plenty of people see them walking out, nobody lifts a finger to stop them.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Some days they go to school, other days they don't, and on the days when they do go to school, they spend varying amounts of time there.



* '''Lampshaded''': "[[TitleDrop Shouldn't We Be In School Right Now]]?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[TitleDrop Shouldn't We Be In School Right Now]]?"
[[TitleDrop "Shouldn't we be in school right now?"]]
* '''Invoked''': ???
The kids learn about something that would affect them personally, so they decide to intervene and shift it in their favour.
* '''Exploited''': ???
An ObstructiveBureaucrat gets wind of their truancy and makes their parents' lives hell.
* '''Defied''': ???The kids' parents make them attend classes [[GenreSavvy in case they learn something potentially useful outside]].



%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Although Ivan and James often complain about homework and how [[SadistTeacher cruel their teachers are]], they are never actually seen attending school.



* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???The Kids [[BoardingSchool never leave]] [[AcademyOfAdventure their school]].



* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???
The kids are often seen attending classes between adventures.
* '''Enforced''': ???
The writers would rather focus on the kids' adventures rather on their boring lessons.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???"[[TitleDrop Shouldn't We Be In School Right Now]]?"
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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
They're not seen at school, but at the end they are
* '''Double Subverted''': ???But something else happens, so they leave again
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'''Basic Trope''': [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] who skip school for plot reasons.

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'''Basic Trope''': [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] {{Kid Hero}}es who skip school for plot reasons.
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'''Basic Trope''': [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] who skip school for plot reasons.
* '''Straight''': [[ThoseTwoGuys Ivan and James]] are rarely seen going to school when they should.
* '''Exaggerated''': Ivan and James skip a full year of school.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
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