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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And if you can't see why parents need a seat at that table then you're part of the problem.  Example: Years ago, our son's teacher kept calling in sick week after week after week.  The school kept throwing subs in.  After 4 weeks of no learning, I called the principal to ask what the plan was and she said it was an HR matter.  So an issue between MCPS and a teacher directly affected the students.   I gathered up the PTA and we raised hell with the central office until they agreed to send in a permanent sub who was fantastic.  Another more general example is the number of days they're whittling away from the school calendar.[/quote]

That's not how employment contracts work, and it's not how collective bargaining works. As a fan of men's basketball, do you expect to have a seat at the bargaining table with the NBA and the NBA players? As a person who shops at Safeway, do you expect to have a seat at the bargaining table with Albertson's and the Safeway employees? As a person who goes to the dentist, do you expect to have a seat at the table in employment negotiations between your dentist and their dental hygienists?

The employer is MCPS. MCPS is overseen by the Board of Education. The voters vote for the members of the Board of Education. That's your seat at the table.[/quote]

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