School Answering Machine

This is the answering machine message the Pacific Palisades High:

"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/responsible for his/ her own behavior, class work, homework, and  that it's not the teachers fault for your child(ren)'s lack of effort, hang up and have a nice day!"

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