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To Our Westward Parents:
We hope that you all enjoyed the New Year festivities. The new semester will be upon us soon, and we are looking forward to seeing all of our wonderful families return to school. Before then, however, we wish to remind you of the top three rules regarding Westward Pen Pals.
- Students must sign all letters as “your pen pal.”
- Students must not attempt to send gifts, money, or photographs.
- Students must not provide any information that can be used to identify them.
Unfortunately, we have noticed that a significant number of students have tried to get around some of these restrictions by encoding their messages. Up to now, we have responded by redacting those portions of the letters. Going forward, however, we plan to combat this issue by refusing to carry any letters which we cannot easily read.
We have also noticed that a few students have been particularly dedicated in their efforts to circumvent the system. Those who we believe have acted in bad faith will be suspended from the program. They may reenroll, but they will, if allowed back in, be assigned new pen pals going forward.
Thank you for understanding.
Sincerely,
Lezlie Jazz
Minister of Education