incompetent teacher -- what can parents do?
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Anonymous
| Okay but couldn't you get it right within a two or three year period even with emergencies? |
Anonymous
If that’s the only type of blip, sure. It’s likely not the only place that following the protocol or timeline failed to occur. Add in sporadic medical leaves nd I can understand why this is taking so long. It can take much, much longer to remove a dangerous cop or a senile doctor —both of whom hold lived in their hands. |
Anonymous
| Thanks for explaining... |
Anonymous
| It's over! |
Anonymous
| Yep--she was out long enough that she had to give up her spot at her school. That's lucky for that school, considering they couldn't get it done without that technicality. That also means she'll likely pop up at another school in the fall. |
Anonymous
| Keep your mouth shut and provide supplement for your child. If you get tagged as a complainer you will find your child funneled into the worst teacher's classes in future. |
Anonymous
Has it been 60 duty days already? Wow! That flew by. Happy for your kids, but worried about a potential SS opening at my DC’s school next year. Maybe she’ll take disability retirement. |
Anonymous
That’s bullshit. Counselors don’t care if you complain to admin about a crappy teacher, and they do the scheduling. |
Anonymous
I am the OP of this thread, and this is good news. Thanks for the update. |
Anonymous
| It’s not over because the teacher likely hasn’t been fired from MCPS. Now she gets to go play this game at a new school for the next few years. She’s just circumvented the system yet again to buy herself a few more years’ salary for doing nothing. We as tax payers are the idiots who continue to pay for these 60-day vacations. |
Anonymous
Mostly a computer does the scheduling. |
Anonymous
I’ve been out for 60 days three times. Trust me, it’s not a vacation. The first ten days you are definitely still responsible for lesson plans and grading. Hopefully, a long term sub picked the job up immediately and they become responsible on Day 11. That only happened for me once. The other times, I was still doing those duties on day 25 and day 40. Most doctors will only certify you to be out ten days at a time. Maternity is the exception. So you have to revisit the doctor, get all the forms redone, resubmit to ERSC, and wait to hear if you’re approved for more leave or need to report. ERSC loses these forms all the time. Also, my doctor and ERSC fought over whether I could have a very reasonable accommodation so I could return to work. I even offered to pay for it. ERSC said no. I stayed home through the end of the school year as a result. You’re actually unpaid for this time (it’s FMLA leave) unless you have saved leave or are a member of the Union’s sick bank (which is leave donated by other members). Saved leave is the leave you earned before you were absent. You can use it for illness or trade in part for pay when you retire. I have two chronic illnesses so I’ll never have leave to trade in at retirement. I know the teacher who is the subject of this thread and she definitely shouldn’t be in the classroom, but there are many teachers out on 60 days with legitimate illnesses and injuries who can return after healing and contribute greatly. |
Anonymous
| It’s too bad Pyle didn’t handle it right before she took leave to beat the system—hopefully the next school will. |
Anonymous
| Out of curiosity I searched for the teacher in question and she shows up as working at an MCPS school. I won’t state her name but looks like she landed somewhere else in the system, just as everyone predicted, holy cow. |
Anonymous
If you look her up on the MD judiciary case search, you’ll notice there’s an interesting upcoming public trial. Who’s going? Who’s bringing popcorn? |