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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First of all, teachers have mentioned the budget freeze on this board but other posters ignore or gaslight us.

Second, of course it’s getting more expensive to ensure MCPS teachers! We can’t get reliable sub coverage which means we don’t get to keep up with routine doctor’s visits. Even if we had subs, many of us have negative sick leave balances thanks to COVID. MCPS doesn’t care about rebound COVID for teachers or family members BTW. If I had 5 days of PTO each time myself or child had CoVID it would be a different story.

The stress of teaching in MCPS leads to all kinds of health issues. We also can’t keep up with our family’s appointments. Preventative care is cheaper than being reactive but MCPS doesn’t have a schedule friendly for that.

Teachers don’t have weekly work from home days. Heck, we can’t even call a doctor’s office let alone see a doctor. I can’t tell you how many times my doctors have called to cancel my 4:30 appointments because they want to cram them all in and go home early. Or my one doctor that decided to close on Friday, not even answer the phone or online messages. Or how about trying to call in a refill for my child’s ADHD meds? Can’t even do that outside the hours of 9-11 and 1-4 M-F.

What is the average age of MCPS employees? I bet it’s going up which will of course raise health insurance costs.

[b]Show me these health care numbers side by side with the $ McPS has pumped into legal fees, PR/communications, and payouts for the student assault lawsuits. Not to mention the numerous high level employees that are paid on administrative leave at the same time their “acting” replacement is also getting paid.[/b]

MCPS is just finding another way to blame their sad state on teachers!

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WHEW! You said a lot there, but this is the money quote![/quote]

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