The following is the answering machine message that the staff of Pacific Palisades
High School (California) staff voted unanimously to adopt.
The School had implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be
responsible for their children's absences and missing homework.
The School and teachers now are being sued by parents who want their children's
failing grades changed to passing grades -- even though many children were
absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough
schoolwork to pass.
QUOTE:
"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, 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!
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Oct 18, 2006 @ 16:07
The text you are quoting:
The following is the answering machine message that the staff of Pacific Palisades
High School (California) staff voted unanimously to adopt.
The School had implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be
responsible for their children's absences and missing homework.
The School and teachers now are being sued by parents who want their children's
failing grades changed to passing grades -- even though many children were
absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough
schoolwork to pass.
QUOTE:
"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, 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!
SWISSOct 18, 2006 @ 16:07
High School (California) staff voted unanimously to adopt.
The School had implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be
responsible for their children's absences and missing homework.
The School and teachers now are being sued by parents who want their children's
failing grades changed to passing grades -- even though many children were
absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough
schoolwork to pass.
QUOTE:
"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, 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!
SWISSOct 18, 2006 @ 16:07
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Re: Pacific Palisades High School's Answering Machine Message
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Oct 18, 2006 @ 16:43
Actually in the UK the parents are responsible for ensuring their children attend school and can be fined up to £2500 and/or 3 months in prison!
Strangely a mother who was imprisoned for allowing her daughter to play truant , was informed the day she started her prison sentence that her daughter was to be excluded for bad behaviour and sent home!
Strangely a mother who was imprisoned for allowing her daughter to play truant , was informed the day she started her prison sentence that her daughter was to be excluded for bad behaviour and sent home!
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Actually in the UK the parents are responsible for ensuring their children attend school and can be fined up to £2500 and/or 3 months in prison!
Strangely a mother who was imprisoned for allowing her daughter to play truant , was informed the day she started her prison sentence that her daughter was to be excluded for bad behaviour and sent home!
britabroad, Oct 18, 2006 @ 16:43
Strangely a mother who was imprisoned for allowing her daughter to play truant , was informed the day she started her prison sentence that her daughter was to be excluded for bad behaviour and sent home!
britabroad, Oct 18, 2006 @ 16:43
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