SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE
>>
>> (This is hilarious - no wonder some people were offended!) but I think it
>> should be on all Schools' recorders !!!
>>
>> 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 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 stafff 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.
