We have not had temps in the 50’s in months. This really will be warm weather for us.

The phone message was absolutely hilarious! If we did something like that in the US there would be law suits up the butt. A lot of parents would not be able to fathom the concept of holding their kids responsible. A few would, but the majority would not. Besides, the whole politically correct thing would preclude the use of the blunt truth. Darn it.

……….okole maluna bradduh

This is hilarious – no wonder some people were offended!
This is the message that the Maroochydore High School Queensland , staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine . 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. 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!

Gotta get going so no mo time fo catch up on the posts…see you at the field!

whoooosh!

We are supposed to get up to a warm 53 today. And, tomorrow the forecast is for a ridiculous 60+!

Whoo-hoo! Shorts and T-shirt weather is finally right around the corner!!!

Hippo-birdy two ewes, Koakane!!!

Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

KAUAI TSAI-KOS, please join the LiLu Ohana at Poipu Beach at 2pm for bone-sucking ribs- and more F’s!

whoosh!