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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gosh I’m so sorry I expected the teacher to have reliable childcare when she came back to work. You know how every other professional does when they have to go back to work? Yes we have been in this pandemic for the last two years!! Of course there will be closures and kids getting sick. So have all of us not planned for this so we are not constantly running around last minute when we have to show up to work? Like I said most of the teachers have little kids too but I don’t see them being absent so frequently. Those teachers take their job seriously :)

Taking a few hours off or a day off for an appointment or child’s sickness is completely different than literally not showing up 2-3 days every single week! Please stop being so defensive. And FYI other professionals get fired or get a warning if they are sporadically and frequently absent. [/quote]

How do you even know childcare is the issue? Maybe it’s for medical reasons.  And how do you know that she hasn’t received a warning. I have worked in an office for 25 years for a variety of companies. Even in those settings, it’s very hard to fire someone - especially if they are sick or caring for a sick family memever.[/quote]

Exactly, people have lives and families and bodies. [b]My kid’s friends have a middle school teacher who apparently has cancer so she’s been out a lot.[/b] The Sun situation isn’t good. What do you expect to happen in that situation???? As so many have expressed, the fix is to pay subs more so they have more available and maybe have a cadre of floating teachers to cover long absences. The OP seems to want to put the onus on the teacher.

I totally understand the frustration. Pre-Covid I have friends whose kids were really impacted by teacher absences for maternity leave or illness and difficulty getting qualified long term subs. But the answer isn’t to blame the teacher. [/quote]

How dare she not prioritize her JOB?! 
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