As a former MSD student, there is no greater impact on the lives of current students than the wellbeing and quality of their teachers. There are many talented educators who have been at MSD for years long before and after the tragedy. Supporting the mental health of some of the best and most longstanding teachers is the least that Broward County can do.
Teachers selflessly give so much of their own lives to students to give them the education that will carry them for the rest of their lives. To even consider taking away a few days that support the mental wellbeing of teachers is a slap in the face to all that they have endured.
I have witnessed so many amazing educators step away from this career solely for the betterment of their mental health. Don’t let this be the reason for this county to lose another talented educator.
Former MSD staff and current BCPS employee- sunsetting this program will harm staff, and ultimately the students. The decisions the district have made to “return to normal” after all students graduated completely ignored the health of the staff. These additional days allow staff to continue working at school (scene of the crime) in the midst of a national teacher shortage. It is the LEAST the district can do.
Current MSD teacher - I’m here to voice my support for the proposal to grant five annual mental health days to staff members who were present at our school on February 14, 2018. That day changed us, both individually and collectively, in ways that are impossible to fully articulate. For many of us, the trauma didn’t just stop after a few years. It continues quietly, with us never knowing when it will resurface. We show up every day to support our students, our colleagues, and our community. But the truth is, we are still healing. Healing is a long and personal process which takes space and support. These mental health days are not a perk; rather they are a small acknowledgment of what we’ve carried and continue to carry. Approving this MOU sends a powerful message: that our well-being matters, that the district values us not only as educators, but as human beings.
As a teacher at MSD, who was present with students on February 14th 2018. I support the need for mental health days for the few of us still working. Knowing that we have a small comfort granted to us, when we need it, makes us feel supported and validated without question. As the years go by fewer and fewer understand the impact this tragedy has made on the ones left behind~ the teachers who love and support Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Take this away will be as though YOU are saying -it’s all forgotten and all we have done and continue to do was for nothing. Do not take away mental health days from us.
As a former MSD student, there is no greater impact on the lives of current students than the wellbeing and quality of their teachers. There are many talented educators who have been at MSD for years long before and after the tragedy. Supporting the mental health of some of the best and most longstanding teachers is the least that Broward County can do.
Teachers selflessly give so much of their own lives to students to give them the education that will carry them for the rest of their lives. To even consider taking away a few days that support the mental wellbeing of teachers is a slap in the face to all that they have endured.
I have witnessed so many amazing educators step away from this career solely for the betterment of their mental health. Don’t let this be the reason for this county to lose another talented educator.
Former MSD staff and current BCPS employee- sunsetting this program will harm staff, and ultimately the students. The decisions the district have made to “return to normal” after all students graduated completely ignored the health of the staff. These additional days allow staff to continue working at school (scene of the crime) in the midst of a national teacher shortage. It is the LEAST the district can do.
Current MSD teacher - I’m here to voice my support for the proposal to grant five annual mental health days to staff members who were present at our school on February 14, 2018. That day changed us, both individually and collectively, in ways that are impossible to fully articulate. For many of us, the trauma didn’t just stop after a few years. It continues quietly, with us never knowing when it will resurface. We show up every day to support our students, our colleagues, and our community. But the truth is, we are still healing. Healing is a long and personal process which takes space and support. These mental health days are not a perk; rather they are a small acknowledgment of what we’ve carried and continue to carry. Approving this MOU sends a powerful message: that our well-being matters, that the district values us not only as educators, but as human beings.
As a teacher at MSD, who was present with students on February 14th 2018. I support the need for mental health days for the few of us still working. Knowing that we have a small comfort granted to us, when we need it, makes us feel supported and validated without question. As the years go by fewer and fewer understand the impact this tragedy has made on the ones left behind~ the teachers who love and support Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Take this away will be as though YOU are saying -it’s all forgotten and all we have done and continue to do was for nothing. Do not take away mental health days from us.