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Anonymous wrote:Were teachers forced to resign? My son was under the impression that his teacher who did not return was allowed to take some sort of COVID-related or medical leave (and thus is not teaching). But he's only 13, so he may be wrong.

No, they have to take leave or use FMLA. Other staff can also donate leave to help out. Definitely not ideal. but their jobs will still be there next September if they still want to work for this circus. Glad there is at least one 13-year-old paying attention!

I think the point is they were forced to abandon teaching their classes and finishing out the school year. That’s a lose-lose situation, especially for students. True consistency for the final quarter would have been better. I hear many classes still don’t even have substitutes lined up. Terrible decision by ACPS. I’m sure they’ll somehow claim this promotes “equity.”

Not sure September is going to be much different than now. In ACPS’s defense, it’s not as if returning to teaching in the classroom came out of the blue. The only reason teachers were prioritized for vaccinations was so they would get back into the classrooms. The teachers knew about this eventuality for months. Some of these teachers are just enjoying being paid well and not being in the classrooms.

What, 90k a year, 4 months off and a pension is poor compensation?

Only a privileged person would look down on that.

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Anonymous wrote:Were teachers forced to resign? My son was under the impression that his teacher who did not return was allowed to take some sort of COVID-related or medical leave (and thus is not teaching). But he's only 13, so he may be wrong.

No, they have to take leave or use FMLA. Other staff can also donate leave to help out. Definitely not ideal. but their jobs will still be there next September if they still want to work for this circus. Glad there is at least one 13-year-old paying attention!

I think the point is they were forced to abandon teaching their classes and finishing out the school year. That’s a lose-lose situation, especially for students. True consistency for the final quarter would have been better. I hear many classes still don’t even have substitutes lined up. Terrible decision by ACPS. I’m sure they’ll somehow claim this promotes “equity.”

Not sure September is going to be much different than now. In ACPS’s defense, it’s not as if returning to teaching in the classroom came out of the blue. The only reason teachers were prioritized for vaccinations was so they would get back into the classrooms. The teachers knew about this eventuality for months. Some of these teachers are just enjoying being paid well and not being in the classrooms.

What, 90k a year, 4 months off and a pension is poor compensation?

Only a privileged person would look down on that.

Where'd you get $90k and four months off? Don't make up numbers to suit your narrative.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Were teachers forced to resign? My son was under the impression that his teacher who did not return was allowed to take some sort of COVID-related or medical leave (and thus is not teaching). But he's only 13, so he may be wrong.

No, they have to take leave or use FMLA. Other staff can also donate leave to help out. Definitely not ideal. but their jobs will still be there next September if they still want to work for this circus. Glad there is at least one 13-year-old paying attention!

I think the point is they were forced to abandon teaching their classes and finishing out the school year. That’s a lose-lose situation, especially for students. True consistency for the final quarter would have been better. I hear many classes still don’t even have substitutes lined up. Terrible decision by ACPS. I’m sure they’ll somehow claim this promotes “equity.”

Not sure September is going to be much different than now. In ACPS’s defense, it’s not as if returning to teaching in the classroom came out of the blue. The only reason teachers were prioritized for vaccinations was so they would get back into the classrooms. The teachers knew about this eventuality for months. Some of these teachers are just enjoying being paid well and not being in the classrooms.

What, 90k a year, 4 months off and a pension is poor compensation?

Only a privileged person would look down on that.

Where'd you get $90k and four months off? Don't make up numbers to suit your narrative.

Are you stating that no ACPS teachers make 90k? Are you denying that July, August, Christmas Break, Easter break, every fed holiday possible, and all teacher work days add up to 4 months? Do you need help counting? Take your time. We'll wait.

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Parent here. No, you're exaggerating and it makes you sound ridiculous.

Point 1: The number of teachers making $90k or over is immaterial (that's less than 5% for the uniformed).

Point 2: You can't count Federal Holidays if the general public also is receiving them.

Point 3: If you think that teachers are well-paid (given that most of ACPS teachers have at least one Master's Degree) compared to their peers then you're delusional. Starting pay is in the high $40ks. That's low.

You can make your point without making such foolish statements as you are. I can think of 5-10 things that you can say that would be valid and not extreme. I'm not going to help someone like you who is so intellectually lazy. I am sure you have a brain, PP; use it.

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Parent here. No, you're exaggerating and it makes you sound ridiculous.

Point 1: The number of teachers making $90k or over is immaterial (that's less than 5% for the uniformed).

Point 2: You can't count Federal Holidays if the general public also is receiving them.

Point 3: If you think that teachers are well-paid (given that most of ACPS teachers have at least one Master's Degree) compared to their peers then you're delusional. Starting pay is in the high $40ks. That's low.

You can make your point without making such foolish statements as you are. I can think of 5-10 things that you can say that would be valid and not extreme. I'm not going to help someone like you who is so intellectually lazy. I am sure you have a brain, PP; use it.

Not only do I agree with everything this says, but don't forget that Teacher Work Days, are by definition and title, days that teachers work.

You'd think if being a teacher was ~~so cushy~~, there wouldn't be such a large teacher shortage.

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If teaching is such a cushy job, why have I suddenly been seeing tons of ads about how Virginia will pay for me to become a teacher? Before this past year, I might have considered it.

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For the record, the same failing certain groups is levied against other districts. ACPS is just worse for everyone. White, black, brown, whatever.

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Anonymous wrote:Were teachers forced to resign? My son was under the impression that his teacher who did not return was allowed to take some sort of COVID-related or medical leave (and thus is not teaching). But he's only 13, so he may be wrong.

No, they have to take leave or use FMLA. Other staff can also donate leave to help out. Definitely not ideal. but their jobs will still be there next September if they still want to work for this circus. Glad there is at least one 13-year-old paying attention!

I think the point is they were forced to abandon teaching their classes and finishing out the school year. That’s a lose-lose situation, especially for students. True consistency for the final quarter would have been better. I hear many classes still don’t even have substitutes lined up. Terrible decision by ACPS. I’m sure they’ll somehow claim this promotes “equity.”

Not sure September is going to be much different than now. In ACPS’s defense, it’s not as if returning to teaching in the classroom came out of the blue. The only reason teachers were prioritized for vaccinations was so they would get back into the classrooms. The teachers knew about this eventuality for months. Some of these teachers are just enjoying being paid well and not being in the classrooms.

What, 90k a year, 4 months off and a pension is poor compensation?



Only a privileged person would look down on that.

First of all, most teachers went to school and have at least a Masters degree, and 90k is on the high average for most teachers. Second.. its closer to 2.5 months UNPAID. Fixed it for you.