School Answering Machine

[71ChallengeHer]

>
> 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 t he 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 as

> the options have recently changed :
>
> 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
>
& gt; 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.
>
> If you can read this - thank a teacher!
> If you are reading it in English - thank a veteran!

[69bronzeT5]

>
> 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 t he 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 as

> the options have recently changed :
>
> 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
>
& gt; 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.
>
> If you can read this - thank a teacher!
> If you are reading it in English - thank a veteran!

[68chrgrwife]

NOTE:  Checked out snopes.com and this is not true....Funny, but false.

[70charger_boy]

damn liberals!!!!

[Redneck Angel]

>
> SCHOOL ANSWERING MACHINE
>
> (This is hilarious - no wonder some people were offended!)
>
> This is the message that the NEA voted unanimously to record on all schools'
> telephone answering machines.
>
> This is the actual answering machine message for the schools.
>
> This came about because they demanded another $6 million referendum.
>
> 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 as

> the options have recently changed :
>
> To vote "yes" on the latest referendum- Press 1
>
> To make a donation to the teachers' union- Press 2
>
> To complain about how low teacher pay is- Press 3
>
> To increase teacher benefits- Press 4
>
> To ask why the government doesn't spend more money on "education and stuff" - Press 5
>
> If you want us to go on strike- Press 6
>
> If you want to prevent us from having to pay any medical expenses ever -Press 7
>
> To request more money be given to teachers-Press 8
>
> To praise how we are giving your obviously stupid child a free pass so we don't have to actually work - Press 9
>
> To request more teacher holidays- Press 0
>
& gt; If you realize this is the teachers' union world and you must be
> accountable and responsible for passing every useless referendum:
>
> Hang up and have a nice day!  And don't forget to vote "yes" on the next referendum.
>
> If you want this in Spanish, press 00 now.
>
> If you don't understand Spanish, sign up for our English As A Second Language class by pressing 11 now.