DisneyOma
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 27, 2015
That's interesting. In my district, someone who has a medical excuse not to work in-person is still expected to do remote work. We're going back in-person with some special ed classes in a week. The two aides in the room next door to mine both have doctor notes. They will be doing more to support the remote kids since not all parents are choosing to send their kids back. They will also be coming in after the students leave to do prep work, or pick it up to do at home. They could also be given other non-classroom related work to fill their paid hours.
I guess some doctors give notes out more freely than others. I had a video visit with my doctor last month. At the end, we started talking about schools and in-person vs. remote classes. She said several of her patients are teachers and some asked for notes to keep them from returning in-person. She said legally and morally, she can only write a note if the person has a valid reason that is documented in their chart. (I was not asking for a note. We got into the discussion because she knows I work in education and she has kids in school.) I suppose other doctors have no qualms about doing it.
Oh, I wish there were more of those doctors. But there will always be the ones like the "Disney Note" docs who used to offer to write those front of the line passes. I also wish our district would have the creativity to do the things your district is doing. I know people are scared, and some have every right to be because of health issues. But when you see on social media that they are out and about, having a healthy social life, it makes you wonder, right?
What an incredibly condescending post.
I wish it was, but it's the truth. Not all of the people using the out provided by our district are being honest. It's leaving very few staff to cover all the stuff in students' IEPs. In a good year, we are stretched thin, due to budget constraints. We also anticipate layoffs, which is going to make it impossible, IMO, to do what we are supposed to do. Those of us able to handle coming in are going to burn out quickly. The ones that are going to suffer most are the kids who need the most help, hence my warning to parents. Do you think the schools are going to notify the parents and say "hey we can't cover this part of your child's IEP?" Heaven help us when we go to full hybrid model, with half the kids in classrooms two days a week.