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CA School Answering Machine - 10/31/2006 8:54:57 AM

Mercnbeth

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The subject may be too serious for the humor section, and too real for 'Random Stupidity'; but I received it via internet email so I don't trust that it's true. If its not true it is kinda funny. If it is true, congrats to the Pacific Palisades HS staff! If they offered 10 times my income I wouldn't teach in a CA high school; 100 times I would but would require the ability to carry, and use, a side arm; 500 times I would do it with a 'TAZER'.

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 fliers 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 can read this - thank a teacher!

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RE: CA School Answering Machine - 10/31/2006 9:00:29 AM

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I doubt they could get away with doing that, but the scary thing is that that's the way things are going.

Parents want schools to raise their kids, but not actually raise them.

Pay me 500 times what I make and I would still want the right to use the sidearm regularily.

This is the way it should be:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6GW6JLYKDw

Yours,

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RE: CA School Answering Machine - 10/31/2006 10:31:10 AM

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lmfao sounds like my old highscoll message

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RE: CA School Answering Machine - 11/1/2006 10:21:13 AM

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Seen that one before---funny but not real

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