20 percent of teachers not likely to return to classrooms if schools reopen in fall

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher with a child in public PK. If school is 2 days a week for my child I will be taking leave 1-2 days a week (trading off with DH who also has to work). I know it’s disruptive but nannies and babysitters are expensive (and finding them will be challenging) and I need to do what’s best for my family.

How do you have a child and that much leave saved? That’s 18-36 days. Are you going to do unpaid leave?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Just entice teachers with money like essential workers!! $13/hr extra is a lot of money.

Then those who wouldn't have stayed will unless it's 100% a health issue.

If there aren't enough teachers that'll mean even LESS learning. People do realize this right??

People don't actually care. They need somewhere to warehouse and occupy their kids while they work. The learning is secondary. And I'm not saying that in a disparaging way. Schools serve a double function and our society and economy become structured on that.

Some of us would actually like our children to be educated by professionals. YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher with a child in public PK. If school is 2 days a week for my child I will be taking leave 1-2 days a week (trading off with DH who also has to work). I know it’s disruptive but nannies and babysitters are expensive (and finding them will be challenging) and I need to do what’s best for my family.

How do you have a child and that much leave saved? That’s 18-36 days. Are you going to do unpaid leave?

I have two kids and have 25 days of leave. I worked in the district for 7 years before having kids and took maybe 1 or 2 days a year off during that period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher with a child in public PK. If school is 2 days a week for my child I will be taking leave 1-2 days a week (trading off with DH who also has to work). I know it’s disruptive but nannies and babysitters are expensive (and finding them will be challenging) and I need to do what’s best for my family.

How do you have a child and that much leave saved? That’s 18-36 days. Are you going to do unpaid leave?

I have two kids and have 25 days of leave. I worked in the district for 7 years before having kids and took maybe 1 or 2 days a year off during that period.

So are there DL subs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher with a child in public PK. If school is 2 days a week for my child I will be taking leave 1-2 days a week (trading off with DH who also has to work). I know it’s disruptive but nannies and babysitters are expensive (and finding them will be challenging) and I need to do what’s best for my family.

How do you have a child and that much leave saved? That’s 18-36 days. Are you going to do unpaid leave?

I have two kids and have 25 days of leave. I worked in the district for 7 years before having kids and took maybe 1 or 2 days a year off during that period.

So are there DL subs?

Of course there are not. Outside of Ward 3, most schools can’t get subs on a normal day.

[Anonymous]

[Ugh. Just entice teachers with money like essential workers!! $13/hr extra is a lot of money.

Ugh. just unload the ”human capital stock”, I guess. As a teacher, I find this callous. I’d love to start back in the classroom on 8/31*if it is safe.* If the public health realty does not improve, I will need to see that DCPS and my school have created a plan and physical environment that will be safe for students and teachers. If they can’t extra cash is not going to motivate me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher with a child in public PK. If school is 2 days a week for my child I will be taking leave 1-2 days a week (trading off with DH who also has to work). I know it’s disruptive but nannies and babysitters are expensive (and finding them will be challenging) and I need to do what’s best for my family.

How do you have a child and that much leave saved? That’s 18-36 days. Are you going to do unpaid leave?

I have two kids and have 25 days of leave. I worked in the district for 7 years before having kids and took maybe 1 or 2 days a year off during that period.

NP, with kids in elementary school but with less leave built up, and yes, I would take unpaid leave if needed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:[Ugh. Just entice teachers with money like essential workers!! $13/hr extra is a lot of money.

Ugh. just unload the ”human capital stock”, I guess. As a teacher, I find this callous. I’d love to start back in the classroom on 8/31*if it is safe.* If the public health realty does not improve, I will need to see that DCPS and my school have created a plan and physical environment that will be safe for students and teachers. If they can’t extra cash is not going to motivate me.


I'm also a teacher, and I also won't go back if I really don't think it is safe, but I would love the extra $13 an hour!

[Anonymous]

Teachers are essential personnel. If they refuse to go into work they can be fired and lose all retirement benefits. If they refuse to teach, they are an enemy of the American people.

[Anonymous]

Obtaining subs is a major issue in our Ward 3 school, as well. A majority of the time there is no sub so the children are split up and sent to other classrooms throughout the building. This will obviously not be an option if class size is capped at 10 in the fall, but subs won’t magically appear either (especially now) so I’m not quite sure what the solution will be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. Just entice teachers with money like essential workers!! $13/hr extra is a lot of money.

Then those who wouldn't have stayed will unless it's 100% a health issue.

If there aren't enough teachers that'll mean even LESS learning. People do realize this right??

That’d be nice but most districts don’t have the budget for ideal operation during normal times let alone for such a proposal.

then that is a political and ax problem our schools have been under funded and staff underpaid for what they have to deal with. put a 1%-5% tax on alcohol, cigarettes , vaping, cannabis ect. fund the schools, childcare and health care

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Obtaining subs is a major issue in our Ward 3 school, as well. A majority of the time there is no sub so the children are split up and sent to other classrooms throughout the building. This will obviously not be an option if class size is capped at 10 in the fall, but subs won’t magically appear either (especially now) so I’m not quite sure what the solution will be.

Obtaining subs isn’t the problem. Administrators just don’t want to pay for them. Subs ARE available.

[Anonymous]

I still don’t get why teachers are not classified as essential workers. Shows how much education is valued in this country

[Anonymous]

Just got notice that my kids teacher is not coming back after just one year in DCPS. She has years of experience. She was great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are essential personnel. If they refuse to go into work they can be fired and lose all retirement benefits. If they refuse to teach, they are an enemy of the American people.

I’m pretty sure they can use family leave due to losing childcare because the law was amended. They might not get paid but should be able to keep their jobs.