tə mˈɑːɹsiz sɚpɹˈaɪz, hɜː mˈʌðɚ, hˌuː ɪz ðə pɹˈɛzɪdənt ʌvðə pˌiːtˌiːˈeɪ, tˈeɪks mˈɑːɹsiz sˈaɪd ɐɡˈɛnst bˈoʊθ ðə skˈuːl ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən ænd mˈɑːɹsiz fˈɑːðɚ, hˌuː ɪz fjˈʊɹɹiəs ðæt mˈɑːɹsi ɡɑːt hɜːsˈɛlf səspˈɛndᵻd fɔːɹ wˈʌt, tə hˌɪm, sˈiːmz ɐ tɹˈɪvɪəl ɹˈiːzən.
To Marcy's surprise, her mother, who is the president of the PTA, takes Marcy's side against both the school administration and Marcy's father, who is furious that Marcy got herself suspended for what, to him, seems a trivial reason.