Edwina's Secretary
06-08-2007, 05:38 PM
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
>> is the actual answering machine message for the school.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> The outgoing message:
>>
>> "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!
>>
>>
>>
>> If you want this in Spanish, you must be in the wrong country
>>
>> message that the Pacific Palisades High School (California) staff
>> voted
>> unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine.
>> This
>> is the actual answering machine message for the school.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> The outgoing message:
>>
>> "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!
>>
>>
>>
>> If you want this in Spanish, you must be in the wrong country
>>