Except - the article mentions an attendance percentage - which leads me to think that the letter was generated automatically - and goes out to EVERY Kid who is below that percentage.
Of course, if the student had been properly removed from the school systems database, or properly flagged as deleted - then the computer would not have seen them to begin with and not sent a letter... -K- -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pete Theisen Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 3:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NF] Software error sends insensitive letter Allen wrote: > Well it does look like the fault lies with the programming, either the > software or the user input. > Al Hi Al, It looked to me that they sort-of wanted to look blameless themselves. The people blaming the computer are responsible for what it does, though. "They" should know you have to go through a mailing list before sending anything out after a student dies? > Yep, blame the computer . . . > > http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,510471,00.html?intcmp=obnetwork -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/289ea162f5642645b5cf64d624c66a140e260...@us-ny-mail-002.waitex.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
