This is too good not to pass along.......
> I liked the last line best.
>
>
> 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 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, you must be in the wrong country.