re: Give teachers a raise....Nah.

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I know dozens. The teachers in our area aren’t showing up more than 10 minutes before they have to be for 90% of their days. And they leave the building within 10 minutes of their contract time to leave.

And that’s fine. That’s their agreement with their employer. But we don’t need to pretend they are Mother Theresa reincarnate.

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I won't call your words a lie because I'm certain you're speaking the truth of what you see where you are, just like I am. I truly believe it really is an area-specific issue.

For my part, our local schools really are among probably the most "conservative-run" schools in the state. We might not get the best educators possible, but the vetting process by the hiring board is almost absurd. They'll do thorough checks on applicants and if they see that their candidate makes a habit of actively marching with people like the pink hats or posting Marxist ideology all over their social media, the application goes no farther.

We're pretty fortunate here, though some level of liberalism is ultimately allowed in because the administration doesn't necessarily want to completely "silence" opposite or conflicting views and ideologies.