Does your school tell you when your child's teacher is going to be out?
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Anonymous
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Just curious, if one of your child's teachers is going to be out for a length of time, say longer than 2 weeks, does your school notify you? And do they do so proactively?
One of my elementary-aged children's teachers (think subject-matter specialist, like ELC, Compact Math, Language Immersion) is apparently out on a planned absence of an unspecified length (1-3 months, I gather) and we have not received any official communication from the school about it. Trying to gauge if this is unusual. |
Anonymous
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I would assume the best here which is probably that this is due to a medical event or birth (perhaps an early or complicated one) and everyone is doing their best to get a plan in place before they communicate. Long term subs are preferable, and perhaps the principal wants to lock in on a plan before blasting everyone with "more news coming."
Relax for a bit. |
Anonymous
| Nope. Definitely not in HS. |
Anonymous
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when my kid's teacher was arrested and held without bond that kind of made it obvious why they needed a sub....
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Anonymous
lol Hi, Drew Elementary! |
Anonymous
| This happened to us last year. School emailed the families, but it was also an evolving situation. They didn’t know how long the teacher would be out in the beginning. And it took a week or two to find a consistent sub. |
Anonymous
| Definitely not for HS. Good times for my 504 kid. |
Anonymous
| Longtime MCPS parent here. It's been hit or miss for us over the years at several schools. Sometimes no communication at all. Sometimes an emailed letter from the principal or teacher detailing specific substitute plans and dates. |
Anonymous
| Never, we had multiple long-term subs while a teacher was on maternity leave from September to Feb. |
Anonymous
| In ES always. Not after that. |
Anonymous
No, that is NOT usual or the way schools should operate. I don't care what level.school it is and I am appalled at how many responses say that it is. Don't normalize awful behavior. If the school is maybe still sending paper letters, rather than email, do you think your child misplaced it? I would definitely contact school administration to discuss. |
Anonymous
Nope not unusual. If you don't like it, homeschooling is a great option. |
Anonymous
The prinicpal did send out a letter to let parents know there would be a sub. |
Anonymous
To answer your title question. Ha! Communications in mcps? Hahhahahaa.. Sorry to hear about your situation. |
Anonymous
They did, yes. |