NBMS students left with no teacher or sub - is that normal?

[Anonymous]

My 8th grader came home from school yesterday and informed me that there was no teacher or sub in his 6th period class. Kids were there - no adult. I'm not normally a squeaky wheel but it seems ridiculous to me that this class could not be covered, if not by a substitute then by another adult in the building. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

It does seem odd that no one was there. I could see in HS that being the case but would think for MS that and school or Administrator or other staff would step in.

[Anonymous]

While I wouldn't say it's "normal," I will say it's not the first time it's happened. Our schools are not as well managed as most people think. There are lots of gaps and cracks and staffing is one of them. We have a teacher shortage and challenges with finding quality subs. Not sure of the details that led to this scenario, but both of those factors play into the school's ability to ensure classroom coverage.

[Anonymous]

I would double-check that a teacher or sub didn't arrive after going to the rest room or after the school realized there wasn't a teacher and sent one

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 8th grader came home from school yesterday and informed me that there was no teacher or sub in his 6th period class. Kids were there - no adult. I'm not normally a squeaky wheel but it seems ridiculous to me that this class could not be covered, if not by a substitute then by another adult in the building. Thoughts?

Front office had no idea classroom did not have an adult. Did the students report this to the front office?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 8th grader came home from school yesterday and informed me that there was no teacher or sub in his 6th period class. Kids were there - no adult. I'm not normally a squeaky wheel but it seems ridiculous to me that this class could not be covered, if not by a substitute then by another adult in the building. Thoughts?

Front office had no idea classroom did not have an adult. Did the students report this to the front office?

My son did not report it to the front office, he just told me about it. I don't know about the other students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 8th grader came home from school yesterday and informed me that there was no teacher or sub in his 6th period class. Kids were there - no adult. I'm not normally a squeaky wheel but it seems ridiculous to me that this class could not be covered, if not by a substitute then by another adult in the building. Thoughts?

Did you call the school to inquire about it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 8th grader came home from school yesterday and informed me that there was no teacher or sub in his 6th period class. Kids were there - no adult. I'm not normally a squeaky wheel but it seems ridiculous to me that this class could not be covered, if not by a substitute then by another adult in the building. Thoughts?

Front office had no idea classroom did not have an adult. Did the students report this to the front office?

My son did not report it to the front office, he just told me about it. I don't know about the other students.

The depth of the reaches of the "no-snitching" culture with Gen Z is just remarkable.....and sad.

[Anonymous]

I remember when this happened in my middle school class. We decided as a group to be very quiet so that nobody would notice. We took "analog" attendance and listed the teacher as absent. It was so great.

[Anonymous]

This happened once to each of my kids at some point in their schooling. One was at NBMS, one was at Westland MS. DS graduated already, and DD is in high school.

It happens when there is a last minute scheduling snafu and balls get dropped. I wouldn't mind too much, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happened once to each of my kids at some point in their schooling. One was at NBMS, one was at Westland MS. DS graduated already, and DD is in high school.

It happens when there is a last minute scheduling snafu and balls get dropped. I wouldn't mind too much, OP.

Until something serious happens and the school gets in big trouble for not having an adult present to supervise minors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 8th grader came home from school yesterday and informed me that there was no teacher or sub in his 6th period class. Kids were there - no adult. I'm not normally a squeaky wheel but it seems ridiculous to me that this class could not be covered, if not by a substitute then by another adult in the building. Thoughts?

Harder and harder to get subs these days. Should this happen? No. Does this happen in middle school and high school? Yes.

[Anonymous]

I imagine the front office didn’t know. When my DC had a teacher there who split time with another school and had to commute midday, it happened a few times. They made kids sit in the hallway. Or had another teacher run back and forth between the classrooms. The responsible thing for the kids to do is report it to the office. Office will send a staffer down to watch them and make sure the missing teacher is okay.

[Anonymous]

Some sort of scheduling snafu - if the office knew, they would have arranged coverage. Not supposed to happen, but my kids have reported similar incidents, very infrequently, at both NB and WJ.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This happened once to each of my kids at some point in their schooling. One was at NBMS, one was at Westland MS. DS graduated already, and DD is in high school.

It happens when there is a last minute scheduling snafu and balls get dropped. I wouldn't mind too much, OP.

Until something serious happens and the school gets in big trouble for not having an adult present to supervise minors.

PP you replied to. Of course, the school system is liable. But statistically, risks are low that someone will do something in that situation, because they're waiting for an adult to come in, and chortling at the school dropping the ball. In all my kids' years of schooling, the worst incidents have happened right in front of teachers (a classmate started throwing tables and chairs in art class and every available adult was called in to restrain him, while kids evacuated), or *to* staff members (physical assaults on Principals and staff). Sometimes I think kids reserve their worst for when adults are present. Sigh.