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There are a lot of applicants though.  Reflect on that OP.  Why didn't my principal, desperate to fill all the open slots, hire any of those applicants.  Again, OP, think about what that means for a minute.  I'll wait ...[/quote]

Maybe next year is different. It's not an ideal world, and I'd take an less-than-ideal live instructor over distance learning every single time.[/quote]

It’s not about having an “ideal” instructor. VDOE has strict guidelines for certification. FCPS has 90 unfilled vacancies throughout the 2018-2019 school year. It was worse in other places. I’m not a teacher any longer, but I still hold my certification. If I don’t keep up on my credits, it will expire, which is what I plan to allow it to do.

VDOE even extended licenses for 10 years (I think starting last year) likely to widen the applicant pool. [/quote]

Again, what is past is past. Government made policy that resulted in massive unemployment, put small businesses out of business, and made us endure terrible distance learning. They could certainly look for ways to expand the teacher population further, particularly if that brings into scope a younger, healthier pool of candidates. [/quote]

I don't think you've ever met a first year teacher!  Or even a second or third year teacher!  Those kids are out all the time because they are sick all the time.  I get that you're trying to slam the veteran teachers but the reality is that the veteran teachers are the ones who are at school day-in and day-out.  The youngsters?  They're sick because of low immunity AND they find that work gets in the way of life so they take all 15 days.  At my school I can't think of a single &lt;5 year teacher who has tried to build up sick leave.  They use it all.  Sigh.[/quote]

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