FASA Friday Facts

A weekly newsletter from the Florida Association

of School Administrators

4-28-06

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This time of year as we begin the race to the finish line, a little humor helps. A friend of mine sent me the following collection of excuses written by Tennessee parents that made me smile. It might be my Kentucky roots, but some of these children sound awfully familiar...     Jim Warford

No Parent Left Behind

These are REAL notes written by PARENTS in a Tennessee school

District... (Spellings have been left intact.)

1-- My son is under a doctor's care and should not take PE today.  Please execute him.

2-- Dear school: please ecsc's John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31,32 and also 33.

3-- Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days.  Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.

4-- John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face.

5-- Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins.

6-- Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side.

7-- Please excuse Ray Friday from school.  He has very loose vowels.

8-- Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.

9-- Please excuse Jimmy for being.  It was his father's fault. (You know, this could be legit!)

10-- I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know what size she wear.

11-- 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.

What they will send us to cheer us up!