Answering machine message

[KingSizer]

Not sure if this is true or not but I think it's pretty good, even if it's not true.

Sorry if anyone gets offended, but I just got this in an email.

 

 

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 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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[autopilot]

AHhHH! and a fine message it is!! Gets my vote

[Squidley]

That is funny, in a very real sad sort of way....my bet is that it's not true though

[Marcarl]

Darn, they're on to me, now what am I gonna do for a responsible baby sitter that I can blame for all my mistakes.

[kenw]

Thanks, My wife is a teacher and agrees with it all!!

Kenw

[Tom]

Its on Snopes ..In Short.... False.

[flb_78]

Its on Snopes ..In Short.... False.

 

http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.asp

[Yammer Dan]

I'd have to agree....

[Yama Mama]

I have worked in a school district for 17 years. I know our district would never record something like this, simply because they bend over backwards to please the TAX PAYERS, so that they can continue misusing the funds at tax payers expense.

However, the funny part is this is everything the staff would love to say because it is ALL TRUE. It is the administrators who would not find it funny.

Thanks for posting this, It gave me a good laugh.

Mama:223:

[FozzyUSN]

:happy65:I've been teaching for almost 20 years and this hits the nail square on the head.

I've had students not show up for 75% of the class and cannot understand why they have a failing or even non-existant grade. I may use part of this for my voice mail at work and see how many say anything about it.

 

Get's my vote!