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Martin Lewis Perl

"A parent being called to the school because their child had misbehaved was as serious as a parent being called to the police station because their child had robbed a bank."

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"A parent being called to the school because their child had misbehaved was as serious as a parent being called to the police station because their child had robbed a bank."

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