I've emailed my sons teacher 4x total this year. Twice
I never heard back, once it took 3 days and once 2.

If its Frost Middle in Rockville - good luck. I have been waiting months. Not sure how to proceed?

I often re-email after a week... I know they should reply quickly but that seems to seldom happen.

OP, it's unreasonable for you to expect a response on the weekend - that is their time. So you'll likely hear back tomorrow (Monday).

Anonymous wrote:If I were a teacher I'll be damned if I'd respond on my own time or on weekends. If I couldn't find time during my planning periods or after school then the hell with it.

I wouldn't be responding outside of school hours.

You might hear tomorrow OP. I would not expect to hear back on a weekend.

If I were a teacher I'll be damned if I'd respond on my own time or on weekends. If I couldn't find time during my planning periods or after school then the hell with it.

At our ES, the principal has told the teacher that if they need time to respond to a question that they need to think about, they can take 2 days to respond. I've found that in reality it can be up to 4 days which can be frustrating.

I ask my staff to respond to parents within 24 to 48 hours and in the same manner in which they were initially contacted. I figure if a parent calls then they would appreciate a call in return. Same with email, etc.

My experience in middle school has been that even teachers who I really like and otherwise respect and give every indication of liking me still often do not respond to emails, sometimes for more than a week. I find it infuriating and somewhat inexplicable. The principal would advise to forward the email to him or cc him on a second email, but I wouldn't want to do that to a teacher I otherwise like. So I would follow up every 48 hours if I really needed a response.

OP I hate to ask, but does your email actually contain a question with a ?

If not, then you can reasonably expect her / him not to respond at all.

48 hours is reasonable for all business emails.

Some teachers are better than others with email. DD had one teacher a few years ago who always took at least four days to return my email. I started calling the front office and asking the secretary to put a paper message her mailbox. I think that got her attention.

On a simple issue and teacher is available we hear same day, otherwise if she's on leave or has a lot going on or its not important within a few days.

Teachers are expected to respond to emails within 24-48 hours. If the issue is complicated, they are still expected to respond just to say, "Thank you for your email and I will get back to you ______ once I have a chance to look into this further" or something similar.

I emailed a teacher at 8:30am on Thursday. Do you think I will hear back before the weekend? Does MCPS have any rules on time for teachers to respond?