Short Story Of Maddie Stevens

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Maddie Stevens was looking forward to going on the end-of-the-year trip with her classmates. The class was going to a restaurant called Frankie & Benny's. However, the school told Maddie that she could not go on the trip because she did not have perfect attendance. Maddie had a valid reason for missing school. Her mother died from breast cancer, and she had to attend the funeral.

Maddie was heartbroken when she found out that she could not go on the field trip. When her father found out about Maddie's punishment, he was disgusted. Maddie only missed one day of school after her mom died. Maddie's father stated that the school should be proud of her for only missing one day of school.

The school administrators did not even want to apologize

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