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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t MCPS have some kind of policy about teachers taking planned leave right  before a break? Multiple of my kid’s teachers at Pyle were already gone on vacation yesterday or have announced they will be gone Monday and Tuesday.

I get having easy/review lessons or even playing movies, but to be already gone on vacation seems unprofessional.[/quote]

Are you just a stay at home mommy? Stay in your lane. [/quote]

Jealous that you have to work?  Stay in your lane.

No reason why a teacher cannot travel at Christmas, but it [b]does seem a bit absurd to take an entire week off given there is a longer holiday.[/b]  We have several teachers out frequently and it ends up being they don't get through the curriculum.[/quote]

+1 to the bolded. What makes it absurd is how much time teachers already get off. Even if you don't count the summer, the breaks during the year are about as much time as most people get off in a 12 month job. That's fine, but it feels like a very minimal expectation to say you need to be there on the days students are, unless you're sick. If my office were about to close for two weeks, I wouldn't be allowed to take the two days before that off. My boss and clients would object.[/quote]

When i first started working (20+ years ago), it seemed like most educators did not take off right before or after a holiday or long weekend. I think the number doing this in recent years has increased. For so long, families were pulling their students out for travel needs. I think many teachers decided that they may as well do the same. I am not sure that I agree with it, but I can see both sides. [/quote]

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