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[quote=Anonymous][quote]It happened to two of my kids, and both times, I knew the reason for the teacher leaving. They honestly had no other choice. However, the dynamic of education, where parents are supposed to be partners with the school and the teachers in educating their child, is undermined when teachers leave without explanation mid-year. Teaching really isn't like any other profession. Parents help teachers out in the classroom at school, send in supplies, have special appreciation events, but then are shut out completely from knowing anything about extended absences or abrupt departures. [b]I understand these things are confidential, but it's a tough pill to swallow.[/b] In fact, it feels like a slap in the face. If confidentiality prohibits saying anything, then the departure could be for something trivial. There is no way of knowing. And kids, especially younger kids, which mine were when their teacher left during winter break, tend to feel abandoned and even responsible. [/quote]

I do understand wanting some information, but consider why a teacher might take the extreme position of leaving mid-year--it really is, at least in the DMV area, uncommon because it impedes future employment options. 
"Hi families, I am dealing with a stillbirth. I am letting you know I am leaving because I am suicidally depressed."

"Families, I have to undergo breast cancer treatment and need to go on medical leave for the rest of the year."

"Hi, I am so stressed out by teaching that I am pulling my hair out, so I've decided to leave the field entirely rather than come in every day." (though in that example, the teacher did stay until the end of the year).

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