Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    German Families Playing Hooky Stopped By Police At Airports, May Be Fined

    Officers have launched investigations into more families caught skipping school ahead of a three-day weekend. Parents could face fines up to $1,177. U.S. parents can be fined for kids' truancy too.
    by Vanessa Romo May 21, 2018 2 minutes
    Police on patrol in three German airports have launched investigations into 20 families who pulled their children out of school to go on vacation.

    German parents are getting busted for taking their kids on vacation when they should be in school.

    Police have launched investigations into more than 20 families who were caught playing hooky ahead of a three-day weekend that started on May 19, German newspaper Der Spiegel reported.

    It is part of a larger effort to crack

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR3 min read
    Tornadoes Tear Through The Southeastern U.S. As Storms Leave 3 Dead
    Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail.
    NPR6 min read
    A New Face, And New Chapter, In R&B's Unstoppable Rap Makeover
    Dallas singer 4batz rose from obscurity to a breathlessly awaited debut in barely a year — but his arrival is part of a tense exchange between hip-hop and R&B more than a decade in the making.
    NPR3 min read
    FTX Says It Will Return Money To Most Of Its Customers
    FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that.

    Related Books & Audiobooks