motherof4
Aug 29, 2006, 05:27 AM
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 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!"
(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!"