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a newspaper article...
[align=center]Dear Teacher
[align=center]By William Jerry Ayers
The following are actual written excuses that I heard about sent to teachers by parents of students.
[ul][*]Dear school, please excuse Clay from being absent September 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and also 33.[*]Please excuse his father for being. It was his father's fault.[*]Eddie has been absent because he had two teeth taken off his face.[*]Please excuse Erica from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday she fell off a tree and misplaced her hip.[*]Phil has been avsent on Tuesday because he had a stomach.[*]Cecil was absent Yesterday because she had a sore trout.[*]Please excuse Linda for being absent. She was sick and i had her shot.[*]Barbara could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close veins.[*]Dear Teacher, excuse Danny for being absent, he had diarrhea and his boots leak.[/ul]