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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sorry, false urban legend per snopes.com:
<a href="http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.htm">http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.htm</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I first saw this one about two years ago.
Here is an excerpt of the text at snopes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“The putative answering machine
message for Palisades Charter High quoted above was concocted in part as a
reaction to the brouhaha over the school's attendance policy, and in part as a
sardonic expression of all the usual frustrations teachers experience in
dealing with students and parents: fabricated excuses for students' absences
and uncompleted homework, blame that teachers are solely responsible for the
failures of non-achieving students, complaints from parents about not having
received information already sent to them several times, etc. However, the
staff "voted" for the message only in the sense that they agreed with
its sentiments (the circulating version of this piece often omits the
introductory line "Too bad they can't actually use it . . ."); it was
not ever actually placed on the phone answering system at Palisades Charter
High. (In fact, Palisades Charter High phone system doesn't have menu options
-- when the office is open a switchboard operator fields calls, and when the
office is closed a recording invites the caller to leave a voicemail message or
press keys to access a specific extension directly.) “<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“Last updated: 26 December 2002”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
elfsea-bounces+frayduck=comcast.net@ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+frayduck=comcast.net@ansteorra.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>pcrandal@sbcglobal.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 22, 2005
11:12<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> elfsea@ansteorra.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Elfsea] OT - teacher
humour</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(This is
hilarious, no wonder some people<br>
were offended!) This is the message that the Pacific<br>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Palisades</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High
School</st1:PlaceType> (<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>)
Staff voted<br>
unanimously to record on their school telephone<br>
answering machine. This came about because they<br>
implemented a policy requiring students and parents<br>
to be responsible for their children's absences and<br>
missing homework.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The
school and teachers are being sued by<br>
parents who want their children's failing grades<br>
changed to passing grades even though those children<br>
were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did<br>
not complete enough school work to pass their<br>
classes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is
the actual answering machine message<br>
for the school<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"Hello!
You have reached the automated<br>
answering service of your school. In order to assist<br>
you in connecting the right staff member, please<br>
listen to all your options before making a<br>
selection<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
lie about why your child is absent -<br>
Press 1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
make excuses for why your child did not<br>
do his work- Press 2<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
complain about what we do - Press 3<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
swear at staff members - Press 4<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
ask why you didn't get information that<br>
was already enclosed in your newsletter and several<br>
flyers mailed to you - Press 5<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"If
you want us to raise your child - Press 6<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"If
you want to reach out and touch, slap or<br>
hit someone - Press 7<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
request another teacher for the third<br>
time this year- Press 8<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
complain about bus transportation -<br>
Press 9<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"To
complain about school lunches - Press 0<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"If
you realize this is the real world and<br>
your child must be accountable and responsible for<br>
his/her own behavior, class work, homework, and that<br>
it's not the teachers' fault for your child's lack<br>
of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
can read this thank a teacher.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you
are reading it in English thank a<br>
veteran.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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