Speak2004

Principal:
Well?

Joyce Sordino:
Oh for the love of gGd, open your mouth Melinda.

Jack Sordino:
This is childish honey.

Joyce Sordino:
I don't know why she's doing this to us.

Guidance Counselor:
We're not ganging up on you. We're here to help.

Principal:
Let's start with grades. This isn't what we expected of you Melissa.

Jack Sordino:
Melinda!

Principal:
Last year you were a straight-B student. No behavioral problems, few absences. What do you have to say?

Joyce Sordino:
She's mute. She's mute! She not saying *anything*.

Guidance Counselor:
I think that we need to explore the family dynamics at play.

Jack Sordino:
All I know is that last year I had a sweet loving little girl and now she's flushing her grades down the toilet? What have you folks done to her? Huh? I play golf with the school board president. Did you know that?

Joyce Sordino:
Nobody cares who you know, Jack.

Jack Sordino:
Did you know that?

Joyce Sordino:
Nobody cares.

Guidance Counselor:
Can I just remind everyone that we need to one: reassure, two: stay open and three: don't judge.

Joyce Sordino:
How old are you?