Ala "bad Karma" Karman needs a birka or a blinder to see past his knows :-)

or a book on you've been had once again

-------------- Original message from Al Karman <[log in to unmask]>: -------------- 


> 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 
> 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. 
> 
> This is the actual answering machine message for the school: 
> 
> "Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In 
> order to assist you in connecting the right staff member, please listen to 
> all your 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 can read this thank a teacher. 
> 
> If you are reading it in English thank a veteran. 
> 
> 
> Al Karman 
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> 
> 
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