Tell them
your parents
are
on
a
trip.
Jesus
They called us last time when we were in alaska, in the middle of nowhere, saying we missed the first day of school and why. I was on vacation, missed 2 days, and apparently that was an "unexcused" absence. I think he was just jealous though that I was on a cruise though.
So they know my mom's phone number, and will contact her today, while I am at home.