re: 2/3 of teachers surveyed in Texas considering going peace out

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When they invoke Covid as a reason they want to quit, especially fricking omicron, their argument loses all validity

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It's not the fear of omicron, at least not at my campus and district, and probably a lot of other districts around Texas.

It's the fact that there have been days when we've had upwards of 18 teachers and assistants, out of about 35, out in one day, because the TEA and my district require you to be out for the 5 day quarantine if you test positive, or longer if you run a fever. Can't return unless you're fever free for 24 hours without the aid of fever reducers.

If you even try to take off for a simple cold HR requires you to take and submit test results, preferably from the testing being provided by the district, before you will be released to come back to work.

Classes are having to be combined or covered by paraprofessionals to just get through the school day because there is a shortage of substitute teachers available. It's a cluster and the students aren't really getting much instruction on a daily basis.

In the end, I don't complain about the profession I chose to work in. I knew what I was getting into coming in and think those that do should find something else to do with their life. Not many jobs get the time off we do and you won't starve on the pay. It's just that since covid hit it's been a mess handled badly by those in charge.