School Answering Machine
- 10-05-2009, 09:34 AM #1Banned
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School Answering Machine
This is the message that the Maroochydore High School * Queensland , staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine.
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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.
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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 behaviour, 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 another language, move to a country that speaks it.
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- 10-05-2009, 11:32 AM #2Registered User
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I had to laugh but surely this will annoy parents with genuine queries!
- 10-05-2009, 12:41 PM #3
Loved this!
Proud Mama to Kian Danyaal 08.12.2007 & Adara Michelle 10.10.2009
- 10-06-2009, 09:49 AM #4Registered User
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My x`s father lived near Maroocheydore. Who knew they had it in them? That was AWESOME.
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