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Teacher Writes Mish, Wants To Expel Kids, Says "Give Us Back Our Classroom" | FavStocks I once had a son in Schenley High School in Pittsburgh, and a daughter in North Catholic High School. I asked for my children’s attendance records. At Schenley, I spoke with five people before finally speaking to an attendance clerk, who finally released the information; this took about 30 minutes. At North Catholic, the secretary greeted me by name, I explained what I wanted, she reached behind for the attendance book, and had it in front of me in 60 seconds.