Funny - Actual Parent to Teacher notes
 

No Parent Left Behind . . . . .


These are real notes written by parents in the Memphis School District. Spellings & grammar errors have been left intact.

1 My son is under a doctor's care and should not take PE today. Please execute him.
2. Please exkuce lisa for being absent she was sick and i had her shot.
3. Dear school: please ecsc's john being absent on jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.
4. Please excuse gloria from jim today. She is administrating.
5. Please excuse roland from p.e. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.
6. John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face.
7. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part.
8. Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins.
9. Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side.
10. Please excuse ray friday from school. He has very loose vowels.
11. Please excuse Lesli from being absent yesterday. She haddiahre dyreadireathe the sh*ts.
12. Please excuse tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea, and his boots leak.
13. Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.
14. Please excuse jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.
15. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because i don't know what size she wear.
16. Please excuse jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it monday. We thought it was sunday.
17. Sally won't be in school a week from friday. We have to attend her funeral.
18. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the marines.
19. Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed well.
20. Please excuse mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.
21. Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover.
22. Please excuse brenda. She has been sick and under the doctor.
23. Maryann was absent december 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever an sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night.
Now we know why parents are screaming for better education for our kids.

Those are really funny!!!!!!!!!!

Yes funny. But I find them so very sad, actually, and wonder where these schools are located.
Then I re-read the one about being in the bed with "gramps" and Jeff Foxworthy's "You Might Be A Redneck If...." jumps to mind! Wow!

Jan in VA

As a retired teacher, I can say these are pretty accurate. It's not a matter of where the schools are located, but the economic and educational levels of the parents. If we move, most of us would do it on weekends and after work. Low income parents many times keep their kids home for a week to help. Also, if we have to go to the doctor we do it after school. Not true for many.

Parents shouldn't be screaming for better education for their kids. Teachers are screaming for better help from home. When a five year old walks into kindergarten and does not recognize the letters of the alphabet or numbers, that child is behind already that is the fault of the parents, not the teachers!!

Hehehehehehe.......

Thanks Holli!:thumbup:

My daughter that teaches kindergaten was encourging her kids to read at home with there parents one child told her they had no books at his house so at parent teacher confrences she offered the mother some books Mom said dont bother it has too many words that I cant read these were simple kindergarten booklets that have mostly pictures and very few words

I think it is sad to poke fun at this or that someone took it upon themselves to make this public. Perpetrating these 'stories' is a form of bullying.

Do you really think it is okay to make fun of those with less education or perhaps just as much education, but in a different language?

Do you think it is okay for a staff person at a school to release private correspondence between a parent and teacher?

I live in an area where there is a marginalized community that is doing their best to improve the lives of their children. Many of the parents are lucky to have a grade 3 education themselves and were brutally abused in residential schools.

If they took the time to write a note, is to be applauded not ridiculed.

Perhaps you want to twice before sharing these 'stories'.

Here, here.
MaryKatherine

Another retired teacher here. I first saw this list as least 30 years ago in Ohio. Every place has people less educated than others and this list tends to make stereotypes and prejudice rise. Lets work toward good instead.