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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any teacher that does not email back in 48 hours you email them again and copy the Principal and the counselor.

No response after another 24 hours you make an appointment will all of them.

advocate for your kid.[/quote]

You do realize that high school teachers have over 150 students and very little time, right? And we are bombarded with emails all day, yet we are given little time at work to respond to them. I can get 15 in just one class period alone. My first chance to respond is usually in the evening after my own children go to bed. That’s when I open up my laptop and work through the backlog from the day.

You can quickly escalate if you want. That’s your right, of course. But it isn’t going to take away my workload or make it any easier to respond to you.[/quote]

Parents have no idea what our day is like. There’s no down time during the duty day. Yesterday, I attended a course-alike teacher meeting and a 504 meeting during my planning periods. I helped students during my contractually duty-free lunch. I didn’t check my email until after dismissal. And then, I graded off the clock for four hours after dismissal.

Here’s where following the letter of the law rather than the spirit kicks in:

The first time a parent ccs the Principal and counselor because they didn’t get a responses within 48 hours, I shift them to “minimal timely-reply mode”.

Within 48 hours of emailing me, they get an initial email thanking them for contacting me and expressing regret that I am unable to give their email a full and thoughtful responses at this time. They can rest assured that I am looking into things and will respond within two more business days.

Then, I handle whatever the real priorities are.

Four days after they asked if Larla could be switched to a field trip group with her BFF Kourtleigh, I respond thanking them for their patience while I gathered the information requested and, unfortunately, all field trip decisions are made by the Team Leaders.

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