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NO SCHOOL TODAY, DEAR

MIND your business was the clear instruction from one mom when she shared a clip of her six-year-old daughter taking a day off school to play outside and go shopping.

She knew people were going to criticise her for taking her child out of school for no other reason than to have fun, so she tried to cut them off even before they could start their attack.

Noella Palmento’s video about allowing her daughter, Giada, to stay home from school one day a month “without being sick” to do whatever she likes racked up more than six million views and caused quite a stir.

It sparked a barrage of comments and ignited a debate about whether it’s okay

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