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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]No, parents speak for kids, not teachers. As a parent of SN kids, I'm extremely offended by the idea that a teacher should speak for my kids. Teachers went on strike to protest returning to work to support my IEP kid in November 2020, including my kid's teacher who just watched my child fall through the cracks without even trying to offer even virtual support. I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times I've sat across from WTU members who lied about my child's abilities to support reducing services.

All you "we love the teachers" parents who think the teachers are looking out for your kids above their own employment terms are just insane.[/quote]

The plural of anecdote is not data. During the pandemic our school added another evaluation for our SN child because they thought there was an undiagnosed LD at play. I definitely was frustrated by the lack of in-person services, but holy hell, it was a pandemic. I don't expect a teacher to put their life on the line for my child. My SN child was one of the first to return in early spring after teachers were vaccinated.

And what strike are you talking about? None of your post makes sense. What WAS happening in November was a record-setting number of covid cases, surpassing the previous peak.

You sound like you have misplaced anger issues.[/quote]

That PP has posted something similar on dozens of threads at this point. [/quote]

God forbid someone speak out about a legitimate problem they experienced.[/quote]

Speaking out about SN frustration is one thing; framing this as teachers going on strike because they refused to support SN kids is another.[/quote]

I don't really care to play the "framing" argument. They went on strike to block SN kids from going back to the classroom. That's undeniable, not a question of framing.  Subjectively, I'm sure some of those teachers cared.  But the impact of their actions was to refuse to help SN kids.  [/quote]

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