Essay Archive - Visits to the School Office
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, t....
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