Dallas School District Laying Off 550 Teachers

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Up to 450 teachers will be terminated this afternoon in the Dallas Independent School District’s efforts to close a projected $84 million budget shortfall. The district also plans to cut up to 50 non-teaching positions today. Most schools in the district will be touched, according to a preliminary list of teacher layoffs obtained by The Dallas Morning News.

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Termination during the school day. Great job, DISD

Story from a friend who teaches in DISD: (no, not an urban myth, this is true)

Teachers were supposed to be let go at the end of the day. One of their teachers was called into the principal's office 1st period. The teacher was told to start packing immediately. He had to go back to his classroom - with students in there- and begin packing up his room.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

Story from a friend who teaches in DISD: (no, not an urban myth, this is true)

Teachers were supposed to be let go at the end of the day. One of their teachers was called into the principal's office 1st period. The teacher was told to start packing immediately. He had to go back to his classroom - with students in there- and begin packing up his room.

That's one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard in my life.

It is hard enough to get people to be teachers, since I'm sure it is beyond stressful to have to deal with 80+ random kids a day on top of everything else that goes into it and then to have to go through that kind of b.s. is just wrong.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

So if he had to pack up then what were the students supposed to do? Sit there? Who is going to teach them the next day? Were the assigned to new classes while all this was going on? That's crazy. This is something you wait for 3 months before summer to announce and then make it effective as of the beginning of summer to provide time.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

So if he had to pack up then what were the students supposed to do? Sit there? Who is going to teach them the next day? Were the assigned to new classes while all this was going on? That's crazy. This is something you wait for 3 months before summer to announce and then make it effective as of the beginning of summer to provide time.

It's a great time to be a sub in Dallas!

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

So if he had to pack up then what were the students supposed to do? Sit there? Who is going to teach them the next day? Were the assigned to new classes while all this was going on? That's crazy. This is something you wait for 3 months before summer to announce and then make it effective as of the beginning of summer to provide time.

Other teachers were pulled in during their planning/conference periods to cover the class. I don't know for sure, but I am guessing that the students will be assigned to new classes.