Pink Slips

So our state is in a financial crisis, which means our schools are in a financial crisis. Every teacher in my district that has taught 1,2,3,4,5 or 6 years will be getting a pink slip. If you have at least 7 years...you are safe.

My school is a very difficult one to work at, and the majority of teachers often move to other schools once they have been in the district long enough, because in all reality, other schools are easier to be a teacher at.

In April there is going to be a hearing for all the teachers that will get pink slips with a lawyer from the union representing us.

Here's where it makes me laugh a bit. The hearing will be during the day, which means teachers must leave their classrooms and get a sub. We NEVER have enough subs in our district and there have been numerous times I have had to take another class because of not enough subs.

I was just at my staff meeting and looking around the room, out of about 40 staff members (or so) there are about 7 that are safe.

King is a rough school and can be not the safest place if administration and teachers are not in charge.

Teachers are REQUIRED to go to this hearing in April.

This means that on a K-8 campus there is going to be about 30 subs? Probably not, because this is probably the case, or similiar, at many other schools in my district.

Movie day district wide?