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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I cannot believe they cancelled PTC and kept the wellness day. The union has an absolute chokehold on this district and it’s [b]driving more and more parents to private[/b].

Why didn’t they preemptively shift one of the wellness days to the two snow days we had off and keep PTC?? We get NO communication about how our ES kid is doing as it is. PTC was the one chance to do that and you know the teacher isn’t going to offer any other ad hoc conferences or communications. [/quote]

I mean if you can’t handle teachers having a day off, peace. DCPS doesn’t care about your demographic anyway.

We found out in the middle of class at 11:47 on a Wednesday. If you think teachers had any say, you don’t understand DCPS. [/quote]

Does DCPS care about any demographic? Does the teachers’ union? And why do teachers say they have no say in these situations when it is their union?

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1. Yes, but I won’t derail the thread discussing it. They are fairly open about it.

2. The teacher’s union is not a student or parent union so I’m not sure who you want them to prioritize. Spare us the whole teaching is a calling and we should die on the altar of students. It’s a job.

3. Teachers say they have no say because in these decisions because DCPS is not the union. Chancellor is not part of the WTU. Central office is not part of the WTU. Principals are not part of the WTU. They didn’t ask teachers what we wanted so how could we even have a say?[/quote]

Do teachers have any say in what the union does? Some teachers seem to be saying they would prefer one thing but the union won’t allow it.

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What won’t the union allow? [/quote]

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