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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't believe most of the people on here saying they are teachers are actually teachers, for one.  Second, every single teacher I know is planning on going back to work once the governor lifts the order.  I don't know anyone independently wealthy who can afford to stay home.  I could see a handful of young teachers with small children at home deciding to take another year's worth of unpaid leave, but it won't be more than a very small percentage.  Yes, I know, the people on this board would love to see teacher's be out of a job.  I know you don't think we deserve our pay or our job security.  You'd love to watch teachers be told "you're out".  But it isn't going to happen.  You are stuck with us, just like we are stuck with you.  The decision to open schools or not is 100% in the hands of the governor.  No one else. [/quote]
That’s sad! I don’t want to see teachers out of a job. I love my child’s teacher. I think the fact that everyone wants teachers to go back to school is a positive thing, right?[b] I feel like it’s the teachers that are refusing to return to work that bother parents[/b].[/quote]

No, parents are just mad at everyone.  Teachers are doing what they're supposed to do, last month, this month, and in the fall.[/quote]

Ditto. I am a teacher and a parent. I see both sides but I am patient and understand sacrifices must be made for the greater good. Their may be challenges and you might be uncomfortable. That is life sometimes. Also, I have had some tragedies in life so I have a different outlook. Everyday, I am so thankful to be alive and I go from there. Teachers: I, along with most at my school, are rock stars and have had no parent complaints. We have awards for assignment completion, zoom lunch bunches and game shows, enrichment, book clubs, scrapbooks for the kids, words with friends groups, and 1.5 hour zoom sessions. We love and want to be there for our kids. They always want to stay on longer on zoom. I even have a virtual play and field trip for the next two weeks. Please do not equate one bad experience with a teacher  to all of us. Now, my parent hat: I love my kids but sometimes I could cry because I miss going to school, my commute, my alone prep time. I now teach my own 3 kids, including a preschooler and they mostly are tired of me being teacher at home. I try to balance just Mom and teacher Mom but it is hard. But, that is life and each day I try to shake it up a little.

But, since I am a cancer survivor, I try to see the positive in each day. Unlike most quarantine families, I absolutely cannot leave my house. My husband took leave as he has a high contact job. We save tons so I am good there but feel terrible for being the reason he stopped working and my kids can absolutely have no contact with the neighbors. I try my hardest not to complain and remind myself that if I die, my husband will have to raise all 3 on his own. Now, I will return to school as that is my duty to contract and will have a lot of sanitizer, Clorox wipes, a swifter steam mop, and I already ordered N95 masks to last me a while. I am used to wearing them. [b]Once I returned from med leave after chemo, I learned to teach with masks. My kids and their families were so kind to keep sick kids home and send extra cleaning supplies. I can and will do it again. Now, there are 4 other teachers who are battling/ survived cancer and 2 retired and the other two are switching to .8 support positions. So, even compromised teachers can do this as well[/b]. OK. My book is over. I just wanted to share. [/quote]

That’s lovely for you that you had that experience, but you do understand that not all teachers work in the same conditions as you, correct? I work in a high FARMS school. Do you know how many donated cleaning supplies I receive each school year? Zero. Do you know how many parents send their sick kids to school every day? Many. Some have been given a fever reducer in the morning before school so we don’t even know they’re not feeling well until it wears off halfway through the day. Some arrive in the morning and announce they threw up in the middle of the night but their parent made them come to school.   Do you know how many parents won’t come to pick their kids up even when the health room does call (which is not always a guarantee)? Many. Sending a letter home stating a policy will do absolutely nothing to get parents to comply.  So with all due respect, you don’t get to decide what immunocompromised teachers can or should feel or do. [/quote]

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