Topic: School's Answering Machine
kojack's photo
Mon 09/08/08 01:31 PM
This is funny.



This is the message that the Pacific Palisades High School California
staff put 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 school work
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, move to a country that speaks it


kojack's photo
Tue 09/09/08 08:12 PM
Wow 33 views no comments

FireOfThePhoenix's photo
Tue 09/09/08 08:20 PM
It's sad because it's so true

no photo
Wed 09/10/08 11:36 AM
must of hit too close to home for some of the viewers. my kids go to school cuz i drive them to school in a different school district. don't have to worry about it.

lilith401's photo
Wed 09/10/08 11:41 AM
Hey now!! I just got a packet of papers sent home, half of which I already completed.

But I lose stuff, so I just filled them all again, even repeats.

But I see so many parents complain. Your joke is true, and only got an OMG that is so sad smirk.

kojack's photo
Wed 09/10/08 06:24 PM

Hey now!! I just got a packet of papers sent home, half of which I already completed.

But I lose stuff, so I just filled them all again, even repeats.

But I see so many parents complain. Your joke is true, and only got an OMG that is so sad smirk.


lilth your awesome inside and out , and i know I haven't told you lately but love ya my friend

no photo
Wed 09/10/08 07:56 PM
Its amazing, but, I wish it was adopted as the regular answering system.