On Thursday, the district [@mcps] said they started the day with 889 call outs,

Montgomery County teachers share new frustrations since returning from winter break

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — On Thursday, the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) Board of Education held a business meeting where school leaders discussed how the surge in COVID cases is impacting classrooms. During the meeting, MCPS revealed their plans to move forward and discussed the reality of daily staffing shortages they’re experiencing.

On Thursday, the district said they started the day with 889 call outs, that number does not include the call outs the district received in the morning.

Leah Michaels is an MCPS teacher and sits on the Board of the Teachers Union.

"We’re just in denial, I feel like the system is in denial. We do not have the staff we need to really make it work well in person, at least not without more creative thinking and solutions," Michael said...

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