[etni] fw: school answering machine
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- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 06:50:27 +0200
From: "Adele Raemer and Laurie Levy" - raemer@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE
Hey! This sounds like OUR schools!
;)
Adele
SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE
(This is hilarious, no wonder some people were
offended!) This is the message that the Pacific
Palisades High School (California) Staff voted
unanimously to record on their school telephone
answering machine. This came about because they
implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be responsible
for their children's absences and
missing homework.
The school and teachers are being sued by parents
who want their children's failing grades changed
to passing grades even though those children were
absent 15-30 times during the semester and did
not complete enough school work to pass their classes.
This is the actual answering machine message for
the school:
"Hello! You have reached the automated answering
service of your school. In order to assist you in
connecting the right staff member, please listen
to all your options before making a selection:
"To lie about why your child is absent - Press 1
"To make excuses for why your child did not do
his work- Press 2
"To complain about what we do - Press 3
"To swear at staff members - Press 4
"To ask why you didn't get information that was
already enclosed in your newsletter and several
flyers mailed to you - Press 5
"If you want us to raise your child - Press 6
"If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit
someone - Press 7
"To request another teacher for the third time
this year- Press 8
"To complain about bus transportation - Press 9
"To complain about school lunches - Press 0
"If you realize this is the real world and your
child must be accountable and responsible for
his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and that
it's not the teachers' fault for your
child's lack of effort: Hang up and have a nice
day!"
If you can read this thank a teacher.
If you are reading it in English thank a veteran
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