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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]What district are you in now? DCPS is traumatizing.[/b] [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here. Not only does our social worker suck, the behavior tech has no idea what they are doing and has so many issues in the upper grades, there is zero support for grades under 2nd.

It’s why I left. [/quote]

Last year most schools got rid of behavior techs as not included in budget, I think they are back this year, another failed experiment. Basically run for the hills, you may get lucky but most vacancies will be at struggling schools. Not only that the principals and assistant principals routinely rotate or leave, it's a mess all the way around. [b]Teachers develop PTSD after working at DC public schools.[/b][/quote]

I started in DCPS, got IMPACTed out, and moved to the suburbs. My principal introduced me to a group of teachers who came from DCPS in previous years. It was seriously like a therapy session during teacher week. "You don't have to be on guard here. No one is going to steal your belongings. They're not going to enact a new policy mid-year. There are no 'gotcha' surprise observations." I saw a student curse out a teacher and get suspended immediately. I'd never seen that in DCPS. It was always "the kids are dealing with trauma..."

The stress eating and happy hours ended almost immediately, but it took me an entire school year before I fully recovered. There is no amount of money that would make me go back. [/quote][/quote]

I'm in PG County now. It has its problems, but they're not remotely close to what I experienced day in and out in DCPS. 
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