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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's just be honest with ourselves.  Some parents, not a majority by any means, engaged in behavior that was beyond the pale.  Yes, it was in the interest of their children and in moving schools in a likely better direction, but it was unnecessary, offensive, and poisoned the environment of the schools.  In some rare cases, it was even racist.  I am a parent, and I was frankly shocked by what some folks were willing to say and do.  Even if it agreed with their point.  Sadly, our society in general has deteriorated to the point that incivility has become a norm for some people.  They seem to feel no shame or remorse for that.  I do not blame teachers or staff for not being willing to put up with it.  And even though I hope that we will slowly piece our school communities back together, they will be fractured and the wounds will take a long time to heal.  You can make comments about how you'd prefer new teachers, but our children will suffer even higher teacher turnover.  I know that in my own school community we are losing some fantastic teachers, ones that were incredibly reasonable during distance learning and went above and beyond for the kids.  All of this is not to say that some teachers and staff also engaged in behavior that was simply unacceptable, perhaps borne out of fear and frustration, and which was unnecessary and costly for kids this past year.  But the question here is teacher turnover, and the adage that two wrongs do not make a right still holds.[/quote]

I would need more concrete examples before I believe that parents in favor of reopening "engaged in behavior that was beyond the pale." Because what I saw in my school was the opposite.  Teachers *went on strike* (supported by principals) to keep vulnerable kids out of the classroom.  This was supported by a contingent of high-profile school parents (including parents who were also elected DC officials) engaging in whisper campaigns to get parents to undermine school reopening.  Parents who wanted their kids to go to school were afraid to speak up, because the prominent school parents (LSAT members, PTA presidents) were all literally reposting WTU "ONLY WHEN ITS SAFE" talking points on the school listserv.  [/quote]

This is the truth. Teachers poisoned the well and are now trying to blame parents for advocating for their children.[/quote]

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