As teacher morale hit bottom, these Alabama districts looked for ways to ease workload Updated Mar 17, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 Vonda Ashley, a teacher in Talladega County, works with a student at Winterboro High School. She did not want to teach remotely, she said, and has worked in-person throughout the school year. Credit Talladega County Schools for AL.com. Facebook Share Teachers are exhausted. Last summer, Alabama schools were asked to provide in-person and remote options for learning, effectively doubling the responsibilities for many teachers. But at least two Alabama school districts gave educators the option to either teach remote students or in-person students. Not both.