“Scheduled asynchronous time, which is pretty much assigning homework,” said Jonathan Zachreson, founder of Reopen California Schools and father of two from Roseville.
Zachreson says he’s been told this teacher has chosen not to return to the classroom this year, citing fears of COVID-19.
“This sounds outrageous and it is outrageous but the blame doesn’t belong on the teacher for the most part,” he said. “The teacher belongs on the institutions that allow this to happen.”
A spokesperson for the district said, “per district policy, we cannot comment on personnel issues. Additionally, any travel outside of the country for any reason requires a leave of absence.”
The kindergarten teacher at West Contra Costa Unified School District sent an email to families Monday saying her online classes will be canceled while she is in Mexico.
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A kindergarten teacher at a school in West Contra Costa Unified, which reopened classrooms on a hybrid schedule for families who opted in, has chosen not to teach in person, and parents are asking why she’s now heading to Mexico. The halls of Garfield Elementary School are seen empty ahead of reopening in Oakland on March 23.Jessica Christian/The Chronicle
The East Bay kindergarten teacher’s email to families Monday offered a simple update: She was heading to Mexico for 12 days to attend her son’s wedding and, while she would teach remotely from there, her online classes would be canceled on certain days, given travel or family activities, requiring students to work on their own.
East Bay Parents Lose Their Minds Over Teacher Who Wouldn t Teach In Person, But Is Going to Mexico For 12 Days
There s been another dustup in the many-months war between Bay Area parents and their children s teachers and school districts, and this time it s about a kindergarten teacher taking a trip out of the country while she s still supposed to be teaching.
The unnamed teacher, reported on Wednesday by the Chronicle in a front-page (online) story that probably wouldn t be front-page in any normal year, sent out an email to the parents of children in her class explaining that she was heading out of town for 12 (+/-) days to attend her son s long-deferred wedding in Mexico. The wedding takes place next week, on May 19, and she announced she would be teaching from Mexico, but there would be days during her trip that would be asynchronous i.e., she wouldn t be available live online, but there would be activities/lessons for the kids to do on their own.
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