Those Aren't Coming In My House!

As a teacher, I've gotten tons of excuses about why homework isn't done.  Deb, a two time contributor now, received a pretty good excuse not too long ago.  Herman never had his homework done.  He wouldn't do anything at home.  Finally, the teachers asked him what was going on and why he hadn't been doing his work.  His reply, "My parents told me I'm not allowed to bring any of my books home."  Why would they want those awful things coming into their homes?