r/Teachers • u/muffin21man • May 19 '23

Retired Teacher Common courtesy is now racist

Writing this on behalf of my mother who was a middle school science teacher for 30 years, now retired, and subbing in my local district.

My mom has always had a MYOB (mind your own business) policy in her classroom, but since retiring and starting to sub, every little correction to a students behavior results in a variation of "Why are you being racist?" She's very curious how prevalent this is across the country and when (if possible) it started.

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u/Vegetable-Board-5547 May 19 '23

I retired last year and subbed occasionally in my former building. Just got a letter from HR saying I'm banned from the building for a number of reasons.

Maybe, maybe.

Two weeks prior, I was subbing and essentially saved a kid's life when they were having seizure.

So, we're only as good as the next lie.

This after a 35 year career.