Monday, March 24, 2014

Poem by Kate Parisi

To the Parents of (Insert Name Here)

Today your son
or daughter
will be coming home
with a failing grade.

I’m so sorry
that your son
our daughter
cannot comprehend
our rigorous curriculum.

As the Dean of Students
I recommend that your son
or daughter
enroll himself
or herself
in the tutoring program
graciously offered by
the successful students of
Gloucester High School’s
National Honors Society.

This will take place in the library
on the second floor
after school
at precisely 2:10.

In closing,
on behalf of the entire faculty,
we send your family our regards
during this time,
as well as our deepest apologies
regarding your son
or daughter's
inability to achieve
the grades necessary
to receive a passing grade.

All my sincerity, 

Mr. D. E. Ceptive
Dean of Students

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