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Visits To The School Office

Situated at the front of the school, and ever-present in the back of
every student's mind, is the dark, ominous, Kremlin-like structure known as
the attendance office. Every student knows that there are only three
reasons for being there: a friendly yet cold visit to clear absences or get
information, a teacher sanctioned errand, and, the dreaded one, a
disciplinary referral.

The first reason for going to the office is perhaps the least involved in
procedure: a student comes to the cold, yet courteous staff, states his
business, manages to get what he wants if he's polite, then leaves. A visit
of this sort normally lasts less than ten minutes, though it can take
substantially longer if ...

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hunting someone down to ask them a question. Sometimes, finding the
right person or whatever can become a quite lengthy procedure, taking the
student's search all across the campus and eventually concluding at
McDonald's or Taco Bell. This type of office visit is by far the most fun.

The final, and most dreaded type of office summons is the type that is
required for disciplinary actions. This usually takes the form of a summons
slip from the office, a visit from a Narc, or a teacher screaming, "Get
out!" at the top of his lungs, which is normally followed shortly by a
swift messenger carrying a referral slip. In this type of visit, the idea
is to totally demoralise the student, making him sit in front of the door
of either the dreaded Morrison or the even more dreaded Putnam. During this
time the student is supposed to feel remorse for what he did. However, the
student usually feels sorry only for not getting away with what he did.
After a seemingly endless period of ...

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Added: 7/27/2006 03:22:31 PM
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