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[quote=Anonymous]Just some things to think about:  the teacher union is very strong, so even if a lot of parents complain and voice valid complaints (as opposed to not liking the teacher's style), the administration has to follow whatever rules for performance improvement/management the union lays out.  The principal can't just fire the teacher.  And, even if the principal were to fire the teacher, you will likely be stuck with a long-term sub.  You will NOT get, as a permanent replacement, the staff development teacher who has observed the class.  Many long term subs are bad.  No teaching, no motivation to respond to parents, no grasp of classroom technology, no control over children who see a substitute as playtime.  There is a serious shortage right now of both teachers and substitutes, so you might not even get a long-term sub for a while, which means you'll have a rotating door of substitute teachers with zero continuity in the classroom and no one who knows your child at all.  So, you may not end up with anything better for your child.  If you are right that many parents are complaining, the school cannot start moving individual students to other classrooms, or else they'll face from every other parent "well, Larlo was able to switch, so why not my Larla?"  You might be better positioned to work with the school on specific things that the teacher is doing and correct specific behavior - does she keep the kids back from recess?  does she use discipline that the school doesn't endorse (I'm not talking physical here - I'm assuming that's not happening - I mean  more like depriving the kids of recess or something)?  Does she publicly embarrass children for mistakes?  Work on that.  
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