re: Don’t pay teachers to not teach!

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I have 3 kids. 2 in private school and 1 in public school. When the pandemic hit the 2 in private went 100% online. Everyday their teacher engaged them until the last day of school. We heard from the public school twice in 60 days. They shouldn’t have gotten paid. Their excuse was they have kids at home etc. The rest of us do too.

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My wife is a teacher in the public schools as well. Your experience, sadly, depended upon the district you're in. Ascension required teachers to maintain daily contact with the students and weekly contact with the parents. That was a requirement and everything was recorded to prove they did it.

At least one surrounding district (Livingston) literally told their teachers to not worry about it. Do what they could. There was no accountability.

Sadly, when it comes to public schools, the disctrict you're in makes an enormous difference in the experience you and your students have.