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>> Since school starts next
>> week........................................
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>>
>>
>> SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE
>>
>> 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 schoolwork 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 to the right staff member,
>> please listen to all the 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, classwork, 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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>>
>> Since school starts next
>> week........................................
>>
>>
>>
>> SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE
>>
>> 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 schoolwork 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 to the right staff member,
>> please listen to all the 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, classwork, 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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