system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
[Ferris Bueler] Ferris has skipped school nine times without his parents knowing. Why did he bother faking sick this time?
gpt
Do we know the previous circumstances?  Do we know he didnt fake sick before?

Regardless, if he KNOWS he has been absent several times and that it may affect his record, then it may be beneficial for (this time) to also have his parents endorsement as an excuse.