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Anonymous
| If you quit your teaching job doing spring break you’re selfish. My DD 8th grade ELS resigned over break and she isn’t coming back some days other teachers have to fill in because of her actions. Just FYI if you quit wait till June please. |
Anonymous
You have no idea what might be going on in this teacher’s personal life. |
Anonymous
| She probably quit because of people like you |
Anonymous
+1 If you don’t look out for your own health and safety who will? |
Anonymous
Ever here of At-Will? |
Anonymous
Are you asking PP or OP? |
Anonymous
They are unions and can’t get fired but they can quit. I am a guy Byw. |
Anonymous
Virginia schools do not have traditional unions with collective bargaining yet |
Anonymous
Seriously, OP. You have no idea. Yes, there's a chance this person might just be a flake. There are also lots of other scenarios to consider. It is inconvenient for the school, but would you be so pissed off if she was hit by a bus? Sh!t happens. It is fine to be less than thrilled that other teachers have to pinch hit and, as usual, kids are the ones getting the shaft, but unless you really, REALLY know that this person just flaked out, maybe give a little grace. |
Anonymous
Right. The teacher might even have moved out of the area. Maybe their spouse is in the military and they were transferred. There are all kinds of possibilities. You sound like a real jerk, OP. |
Anonymous
| The school systems in this area have noncompete clauses in teacher contract. If they quit during the year they are not able to go to any neighboring county to teach. So either this person has moved, changing careers completely or going to private… |
Anonymous
If they aren’t already those will be a thing of the past. Schools can’t afford to turn down licensed teachers right now. |
Anonymous
It 100% still happens in APS. At discovery they lost 2 of the 3 5th grade teachers at Christmas break. They had to get teachers from overseas because there is no one in the area who could apply… |
Anonymous
I know that APS has been willing to hire from DC |
Anonymous
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It's not an unpopular opinion, nobody wants their kid's teacher to quit mid year. However, when I worked in education I knew two teachers personally who literally lost their minds and disappeared mid year because of it. Not only were the parents not informed the reason why they were gone but their own teaching teams didn't get the details from admin. They might have known if they knew her well enough personally but that's the only way. It's confidential personnel information.
If they just quit for some random stupid reason you don't want that person teaching your kid anyway. I also know of a guy who quit with zero notice because of the way he was being treated by admin and the school division, it was absolutely untenable and he was right to leave. As others have said a teacher can really screw themselves professionally if they do that so if they do it anyway you should assume it was a pretty serious situation for them to take such a drastic step. |