Another pregnant teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh. My daughter had two years back-to-back of young teachers leaving for maternity leave. The subs were AWFUL. The teachers were dishonest and played the school district. One took a year off and then quit & never came back. And the other said she would be gone just six weeks (lol!), and then decided to take an additional semester off.

Both of those teachers did nothing wrong. You are allowed to take a LOA - many, many teachers do it after starting a family and you are also allowed to extend leave.

[Anonymous]

If op really cared, she’d figure out how to homeschool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

How do you know she doesn't have issues with her pregnancy??

She probably does, has a doctor's note for moderate/at home bed rest, and therefore can't return to the classroom.

[Anonymous]

She probably wants to be a stay at home parent and figures she will quit now rather than have stress during the pregnancy. It’s so hard on the kids in the class when teachers leave mid year but the teachers don’t care. I am not sure how they can quit without repercussions when they have a contract but I have never seen their contracts so I don’t know.

At the start of a year, my kid was supposed to have a teacher returning from maternity leave. She decided to to return just before the school year and after we got the class assignment. That class had a horrible long term sub who was mean to the kids. It was a bad year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She probably wants to be a stay at home parent and figures she will quit now rather than have stress during the pregnancy. It’s so hard on the kids in the class when teachers leave mid year but the teachers don’t care. I am not sure how they can quit without repercussions when they have a contract but I have never seen their contracts so I don’t know.

At the start of a year, my kid was supposed to have a teacher returning from maternity leave. She decided to to return just before the school year and after we got the class assignment. That class had a horrible long term sub who was mean to the kids. It was a bad year.

Would you like to force abortions on pregnant teachers? This isn’t China. Yet

[Anonymous]

Op how do you know she doesn't have any issues? A teacher in ds's school was the subject of gossip because she "looked terrible" and "lacked her usual enthusiasm".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She probably wants to be a stay at home parent and figures she will quit now rather than have stress during the pregnancy. It’s so hard on the kids in the class when teachers leave mid year but the teachers don’t care. I am not sure how they can quit without repercussions when they have a contract but I have never seen their contracts so I don’t know.

At the start of a year, my kid was supposed to have a teacher returning from maternity leave. She decided to to return just before the school year and after we got the class assignment. That class had a horrible long term sub who was mean to the kids. It was a bad year.

In previous years, you might get blackballed from the county if you left mid year, but all of those repercussions don’t exist anymore with the teacher shortage.

[Anonymous]

This title and frankly thread is so offensive. I’m not a teacher but I can’t believe how teachers are treated like indentured servants despite working conditions and pay most dcum people would never put up with. It’s disgusting.

[Anonymous]

You say they won’t return after Spring break which is in April. This is no big deal. It’s the last quarter. They take SOLs and stop teaching anyway. Who cares?

[Anonymous]

3rd year teacher is pregnant and won’t be back after Spring Break. They will try to find a long term sub for her, but who knows if they will. She is only 12 weeks pregnant and doesn’t have any issues with the pregnancy. i just don’t understand why doesn’t she stay till the end since the baby won’t be due for another 6 months…

If you two are close enough that you've been attending her monthly doctor's appointments with her or getting all the scoop on the details of her pregnancy, maybe you should just ask her why she's leaving?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She probably wants to be a stay at home parent and figures she will quit now rather than have stress during the pregnancy. It’s so hard on the kids in the class when teachers leave mid year but the teachers don’t care. I am not sure how they can quit without repercussions when they have a contract but I have never seen their contracts so I don’t know.

At the start of a year, my kid was supposed to have a teacher returning from maternity leave. She decided to to return just before the school year and after we got the class assignment. That class had a horrible long term sub who was mean to the kids. It was a bad year.

In previous years, you might get blackballed from the county if you left mid year, but all of those repercussions don’t exist anymore with the teacher shortage.

+1 The county is having trouble filling some positions. It makes it very hard to fully staff schools. Why don't you encourage your own children to become teachers in the future?

[Anonymous]

OP, this is for you:

In 1967, my married mother worked at a Sears Dept. Store outside Dayton, Ohio and was expecting her first baby. Once she was about 5 months pregnant and obviously pregnant, her male manager removed her from the sales floor and had her work in a back office so that customers wouldn’t see a pregnant lady.

Prior to this position, our mom worked for an electric company as a legal secretary-recruited out of high school. The company refused to hire married women. This was from 1955-1965.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She probably wants to be a stay at home parent and figures she will quit now rather than have stress during the pregnancy. It’s so hard on the kids in the class when teachers leave mid year but the teachers don’t care. I am not sure how they can quit without repercussions when they have a contract but I have never seen their contracts so I don’t know.

At the start of a year, my kid was supposed to have a teacher returning from maternity leave. She decided to to return just before the school year and after we got the class assignment. That class had a horrible long term sub who was mean to the kids. It was a bad year.

Would you like to force abortions on pregnant teachers? This isn’t China. Yet

What a stupid comment.

[Anonymous]

Keep in mind, OP -- though it IS hard for you and your child, it is good for our society. (What is the alternative? Only hiring male teachers? Or post-menopausal women?) Life happens, bad luck happens, and you should support your child's education at home as best you can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, this is for you:

In 1967, my married mother worked at a Sears Dept. Store outside Dayton, Ohio and was expecting her first baby. Once she was about 5 months pregnant and obviously pregnant, her male manager removed her from the sales floor and had her work in a back office so that customers wouldn’t see a pregnant lady.

Prior to this position, our mom worked for an electric company as a legal secretary-recruited out of high school. The company refused to hire married women. This was from 1955-1965.

What does this have anything to do with the pregnant teacher leaving??