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	<title>Comments on: School Bans Dead Girl From Prom For Poor Attendance</title>
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	<link>http://www.anorak.co.uk/205034/strange-but-true/school-bans-dead-girl-from-prom-for-poor-attendance.html</link>
	<description>Tabloid news for broadsheet readers</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: dairy</title>
		<link>http://www.anorak.co.uk/205034/strange-but-true/school-bans-dead-girl-from-prom-for-poor-attendance.html/comment-page-1#comment-409234</link>
		<dc:creator>dairy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>...so whose fault was it then....?
I trust the headmaster (who should be taking responsibility in any case) has had the decency to apologise to the parents in person and not just through the media, as indicated above...?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;so whose fault was it then&#8230;.?<br />
I trust the headmaster (who should be taking responsibility in any case) has had the decency to apologise to the parents in person and not just through the media, as indicated above&#8230;?</p>
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		<title>By: Pupil</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pupil</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I posted this on another news website about this article:

The school have had many tributes for Megan, including a Tribute Assembly, a Book of Memories, a newsletter dedicated to her and a tree which has been planted in her memory. Mr Ward has done a lot for these tributes to take place, including leading the tribute assembly, and he has offered a lot of support to people within the school affected by Megan's death. Everyone who has suggested that Mr Ward has in any way intended to cause offence to the family are the ones who are being malicious themselves. Mr Ward has gone to great lengths to show his support following the tragic death of Megan. 

To those who have been suggesting that Mr White is to blame - firstly, the letter itself was not threatening or querying the attendance in any way. Every pupil in year 11 received one, even those above the 92% attendance, and the pupose of the letter was not to threat but simply to remind people of the criteria for access to the prom. Secondly, to those people who have said that Mr White hand signed the letter - the letter which my parents received had the signature printed on it, which was exactly the same letter which Megan's parents received (apart from the name and attendance of course), so it was almost definately mail merged, and was not Mr White's fault at all for this upsetting letter being sent out. 

Megan has been missed by many in our school, and will remain in our memories for a long time to come, 

Year 11 pupil from Macclesfield High School.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I posted this on another news website about this article:</p>
<p>The school have had many tributes for Megan, including a Tribute Assembly, a Book of Memories, a newsletter dedicated to her and a tree which has been planted in her memory. Mr Ward has done a lot for these tributes to take place, including leading the tribute assembly, and he has offered a lot of support to people within the school affected by Megan&#8217;s death. Everyone who has suggested that Mr Ward has in any way intended to cause offence to the family are the ones who are being malicious themselves. Mr Ward has gone to great lengths to show his support following the tragic death of Megan. </p>
<p>To those who have been suggesting that Mr White is to blame - firstly, the letter itself was not threatening or querying the attendance in any way. Every pupil in year 11 received one, even those above the 92% attendance, and the pupose of the letter was not to threat but simply to remind people of the criteria for access to the prom. Secondly, to those people who have said that Mr White hand signed the letter - the letter which my parents received had the signature printed on it, which was exactly the same letter which Megan&#8217;s parents received (apart from the name and attendance of course), so it was almost definately mail merged, and was not Mr White&#8217;s fault at all for this upsetting letter being sent out. </p>
<p>Megan has been missed by many in our school, and will remain in our memories for a long time to come, </p>
<p>Year 11 pupil from Macclesfield High School.</p>
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		<title>By: yampster</title>
		<link>http://www.anorak.co.uk/205034/strange-but-true/school-bans-dead-girl-from-prom-for-poor-attendance.html/comment-page-1#comment-409166</link>
		<dc:creator>yampster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There is nothing wrong with SIMS. The database is not all that complicated. It's the way it cross references and reports on the information it receives that's the clever bit. The school had probably not told the system that the girl was dead. They probably still haven't. I wouldn't be surprised if she got good gcse and a level results as well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is nothing wrong with SIMS. The database is not all that complicated. It&#8217;s the way it cross references and reports on the information it receives that&#8217;s the clever bit. The school had probably not told the system that the girl was dead. They probably still haven&#8217;t. I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if she got good gcse and a level results as well.</p>
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		<title>By: dairy</title>
		<link>http://www.anorak.co.uk/205034/strange-but-true/school-bans-dead-girl-from-prom-for-poor-attendance.html/comment-page-1#comment-409155</link>
		<dc:creator>dairy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>...what ever happened to common sense and brain cells...?  I guess they are out of date and unfashionable these days....?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;what ever happened to common sense and brain cells&#8230;?  I guess they are out of date and unfashionable these days&#8230;.?</p>
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		<title>By: June</title>
		<link>http://www.anorak.co.uk/205034/strange-but-true/school-bans-dead-girl-from-prom-for-poor-attendance.html/comment-page-1#comment-409149</link>
		<dc:creator>June</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>software problems eh? new phrase for moronic prats....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>software problems eh? new phrase for moronic prats&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: Dr Eggman</title>
		<link>http://www.anorak.co.uk/205034/strange-but-true/school-bans-dead-girl-from-prom-for-poor-attendance.html/comment-page-1#comment-409148</link>
		<dc:creator>Dr Eggman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Crapita strikes again. God knows why the Government continue to use these companies. Although I do have my own theories about that, of course.....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crapita strikes again. God knows why the Government continue to use these companies. Although I do have my own theories about that, of course&#8230;..</p>
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