History Main / ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow

** In ''PowerRangersWildForce'', the Rangers were either able to fit part-time stuff in around their superheroics (like Alyssa, who took college courses) or they weren't (Max, who abandoned pro bowling training; it's not clear if he was attending school as well but certainly dropped out if he did).
** ''PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' is a toss-up, depending on whether you think they fit ninja training and extreme sports hobbies in after normal school, or just attended a NinjaSchool in the first place.

** Justified in ''PowerRangersSamurai'', the Rangers cut ties with their normal lives (though their families are in on it) to deal with the threat. The SixthRanger must have dropped out, because he makes a living as a fisherman.

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** ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}'' parodied the anime version with Joey wondering why they turn up at all.
*** Even [[CloudCuckooLander Tristan]] wonders why they haven't been expelled by now.

* Averted in the TenchiMuyo OVA where much of Tenchi's school is destroyed in the first episode and in the second his house is accidentally relocated next to his grandfather's shrine deep in the mountains. He ends up taking his classes by correspondence after that.
* In ''{{Bleach}}'', some arcs are timed specifically to take place during school breaks, and Hollow attacks often have Ichigo cutting class and being told that he will get in trouble. When it is expected that he will be unable to attend class thanks to soul reaper ability matters, he usually sends Kon in his place.
** Eventually, he just gives up and stops coming to school entirely. The rest of his TrueCompanions follow suit, for various reasons.
*** Fortunately for them, no matter [[ArcFatigue how long the arc goes]] it tends to take about a week in-universe so they theoretically could still pass.
* In ''SailorMoon'', the monsters conveniently attack within walking distance (or a short ride via public transportation) from where the main characters live, and unless their plan has something to do with an extracurricular activity, ''never'' while the Sailor Senshi are supposed to be at school.

* ''{{iCarly}}'' averts the trope, with most 'home' scenes taking place on the weekend or after school, and school scenes taking place before school or after school. Occasionally they go so far as to wait until the bell rings which clears out the set so the characters can have their own conversations alone. On a couple occasions, they plan out a trip based on having the weekend to do it, like in ''iTake On Dingo''.

* ''FinalFantasyVIII'': You have to graduate before you're allowed to adventure, since the "adventuring" is done as a member of an elite mercenary force.

* At the end of ''EarthBound'', Ness's sister Tracy says that she'll help Ness with the homework that he missed while off on his adventure.

* ''{{Phineas and Ferb}}'' goes even further, since the only reason for their actions is that it's summer, except of course for the Winter Break Christmas Special.
* ''SouthPark'': Along with deconstructing what it would be like for three eight-year-old boys to watch one of their closest friends die, "Kenny Dies" actually addresses all the school days Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman presumably (considering how much time they spend in places like Canada, California, Iraq, Peru, Imaginationland and Afghanistan) miss, revealing that they oftentimes cut class to go on their adventures and that this is something they do get punished for.

* Done quite blatantly in ''KimPossible'', where Kim is explicitly shown to skip school to complete a mission, but is rarely called on it since she gets all A's and can still head the Cheerleading Squad (and a thousand other activities.)

* {{Lampshaded}} in ''TheSimpsons'' episode "Maximum Homerdrive", where Bart joins Homer on a cross country road trip.

* In the ''Series/{{Legion Of Super-Heroes}}'' cartoon, nobody there goes to school. Alright, they could all have graduated as most are in their late teenage years, but in a flashback where they are shown in their uniforms, they all look about twelve or so. Are there no schools in the future?

* ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated: The gang is still in high school, but cuts class frequently.

* {{Glee}} takes place almost entirely in school and characters do go to classes... but apparently they meet for Glee Club in the beginning of school, after school, during school, once a week, on Thursdays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, in the middle of the day, right before lunch, right after lunch, and during lunch. That's not even counting all of the times that various pairs of students have the choir room all to themselves in order to rehearse for Glee.
* VeronicaMars is uneven in its treatment of this trope. Veronica handles cases during school hours, and manages to spend a lot of time at school digging up dirt on people rather than attending class. However, she frequently gripes about cases and consultations making her late for class, and on occasion the guidance counselor brought her spotty attendance record to light.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' plays this very straight. The four 13-year-old {{kid hero}}es clearly have a wide array of abilities like programming and high-level writing, but there is no mention of any social circles besides the four. School is never mentioned, and only Jade has a good excuse as to why school is never attended, being on a small island; on the other hand, [[ApocalypseHow school becomes irrelevant very quickly when the extermination of mankind happens]]. Their parents, on the other hand, all have jobs.
** Could be justified, as most of the events that take place on Earth span only a few hours, save for a few scattered conversations.
** The events of the comic itself, however, begin at 4:13 to 7:13 for the other three depending on the time zones, so John could've just gotten home.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' cartoon, quite a few heroes such as Robin, Mas y Menos and Raven should really be in school. A pass could be made for Raven and most of the others, as they have odd powers and would likely not be welcome in schools (plus, Cyborg looks to have already graduated). But what about Robin? The kid should really be in school right now.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' plays this very straight. The four 13-year-old {{kid hero}}es clearly have a wide array of abilities like programming and high-level writing, but there is no mention of any social circles besides the four. School is never mentioned, and only Jade has a good excuse as to why school is never attended, being on a small island; on the other hand, [[ApocalypseHow school becomes irrelevant very quickly when the extermination of mankind happens]]. Their parents, on the other hand, all have jobs.

* In ''{{Mai-HiME}}'', while most of the [=HiME=]s go to the Academy if they're not employed there, Natsuki is on the rolls but rarely attends class. Nobody makes an issue of it, since it's a SchoolForScheming and Natsuki's involved in chasing down her past, but [[spoiler: in the end, when Natsuki wants to go WalkingTheEarth on a [[JourneyToFindOneself Journey To Find Herself]], she is told quite firmly that she needs to make up all the schooling she's missed]]. Also, near the end, about half the students (including [[spoiler: StudentCouncilPresident Shizuru]]) stop attending at all, because the school's half-destroyed, the {{Masquerade}} has [[BrokenMasquerade completely collapsed]] and there's essentially a war going on.

* As [[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/03/the-wheel-of-time-re-read-the-dragon-reborn-part-5 this summary]] of Literature/TheWheelOfTime points out: For all that Elayne, Nynaeve and Egwene are supposedly students at a WizardingSchool, they certainly don't have a lot of lessons to attend.

* ScoobyDooMysteryIncoporated: The gang is still in high school, but cuts class frequently.

You've got a great idea. It's this kid, so your target audience can identify with the main character, traveling around the world, finding PlotCoupons and [[SaveTheWorld saving the world]]. Just one problem: How many days of school has the hero missed? Not everybody can fit adventures into a summer vacation like ''{{Ben 10}}'' and ''PhineasAndFerb''; you want the adventure to last through times that school is usually in session. But this can be solved by simply [[ElephantInTheLivingRoom never, ever]] [[LawOfConservationOfDetail mentioning it]]! FanWank will take care of the excuses for you!

* ''NabariNoOu'': Played completely straight in Miharu and Raimei's cases - Miharu in particular misses at least two months of school after [[spoiler:using the Shinrabanshou]]...[[HandsOffParenting and when he comes back home, his aunt is just happy he's making friends]]. It's averted by Yoite, who never attended school to begin with, and later by Gau when it's mentioned that he ended up dropping out. It's justified in [[spoiler: Kouichi and Shijima]]'s cases because they're not actually kids.

* ''NabariNoOu'': Played completely straight in Miharu and Raimei's cases - Miharu in particular misses at least two months of school after [[spoiler:using the Shinrabanshou]]. It's averted by Yoite, who never attended school to begin with, and later by Gau when it's mentioned that he ended up dropping out. It's justified in [[spoiler: Kouichi and Shijima]]'s cases because they're not actually kids.

* ''{{Animorphs}}'': The team goes to great lengths to make missions possible or delay them when they coincide with school hours, eventually [[spoiler: asking the Chee to impersonate them when necessary]].

* Averted in the ''AlexRider'' series. The second book opens with Alex complaining about all the make up work he has to do for the weeks of school he missed in the first book.

* ''{{Digimon}}'' loves this trope due to having quite a few characters who are still public school age:
** Averted in ''[[DigimonAdventure Adventure]]'', as it takes place during summer vacation and adds in a few time paradoxes here and there.
** HandWaved in ''[[DigimonAdventure02 Adventure 02]]''. During the first half of the Kaiser arc, the kids do their adventuring [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld after school]], since the computer they use to get into the Digital World is in the school's computer lab. Once summer vacation starts, they decide that this is their chance to stop the Kaiser once and for all, and have the older kids stage a camping trip so that they can stay in the Digital World for several days without their parents noticing. Once school starts up, they go back to MonsterOfTheWeek after school adventures until winter break, when the plot starts moving again. This is also around the time that they start to let their parents in on what's going on. The series' final battle takes place on or shortly before New Years'.

** Ninety-nine percent of ''[[DigimonFrontier Frontier]]'' takes place in the Digital World, so school doesn't appear really.
*** To be fair, they couldn't go to school even if they tried. The commute from parallel world to parallel world is a thoughy you know.
*** Also explained away via a time paradox. Supposedly, the entire series takes place in the span of [[YearInsideHourOutside only ten minutes in the real world]].
** In ''[[DigimonSavers Savers]]'', while it's implied that Touma has graduated from college and Yoshino is a legal adult (thus would be working with DATS full time), Masaru and Chika seem never to go to school toward the end. (whereas Ikuto at least had an excuse, what with having been [[RaisedByWolves raised in the digital world]].)

* At the end of {{Earthbound}}, Ness's sister Tracy says that she'll help Ness with the homework that he missed while off on his adventure.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' plays this very straight. The four 13 year old kid protagonists clearly have a wide array of abilities like programming and high-level writing, but there is no mention of any social circles besides the one they share. School is never mentioned, and only one of them have a good excuse as to why school is never attended, being on a small island. Adults, on the other hand, all have jobs.

** Subverted in ''[[DigimonAdventure Adventure]]'', as it takes place during summer vacation and adds in a few time paradoxes here and there.

** Invoked in ''[[DigimonTamers Tamers]]'', as the characters literally walk out of school to go to the digital world.
** Ninety-nine percent of ''[[DigimonFrontier Frontier]]'' takes place in the Digital world, so school doesn't appear really.

** In ''[[DigimonSavers Savers]]'', while it's implied that Touma has graduated from college and Yoshino is a legal adult (thus would be working with DATS full time), Masaru and Chika seem never to go to school toward the end. (Whereas Ikuto at least had an excuse, what with having been [[RaisedByWolves raised in the digital world]].)

-> ''They're too cool for school. And also, too fictional. ''
-->--'''[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Andrew Hussie]]''', on [[http://www.formspring.me/andrewhussie Formspring]]

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