MrRalphMan Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 This is the message that apparently a Secondary School staff in the Midlands voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine. This is the actual answering machine message for the school. It 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 now being threatened with legal action by some parents who want their children's failing marks changed to passing marks - even though those children were absent 15-30 times during the term and did not complete enough schoolwork to pass their various key stages. The message: "Hello! You have reached the automated answering service of your school. In order to assist you in connecting to the right member of staff, 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/her 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 letters posted to you - Press 5 * If you want us to bring up 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 transport - Press 9 * To complain about school lunches - Press 0 LASTLY: * 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 really wonderful day! * If you want this in other languages, you must be in the wrong country. This is England. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 This is the actual answering machine message for the . . . . http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Oh if only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geneb Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 lmfao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 amen. I used to work in a school and after a teacher told off a lad for fighting his dad and older brother came in with a hammer looking for said teacher. sad thing is it wasnt an isolated incident either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Still funny whether it's true or not!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/palisades.asp Thanks for the input Jake, not that I really thought it was true.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Oh, I thought you said it was the actual answering machine message My mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 No probs, I'd hoped the "(Joke btw)" would have given it away.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 A sad reflection indicative of the times we live in. Still funny tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest magic Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 it should be made mandatory in all schools on the 1st of april , just for a laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 So close to the truth though:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 nice ivr message that would be !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 That would be funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I was never allowed to change the answer message but I did on occation put the odd drum n bass cd in for hold music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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