Wrapping Up the Semester
Teachers Are Being Treated Unfairly One of the most helpful things this class has taught me over the course of the semester is to actively read articles regarding what's going on in the world of education. This week, I read an article from Education Week about a teacher in North Carolina who is suing her school district because she claims it has "required her to pay for necessary school supplies out of her own pocket and work for free at after-school events" (Will, 2019). The article, titled This Teacher Is Suing Her District Over Working for Free, Buying School Supplies , addresses both the general issue of teachers having to spend their own money for supplies and also Shannon Burgess' specific issues. Ms. Burgess states that she was required by her school district, Cherokee Country school district, to sell concessions at sporting events after school without being paid. She also alleges that although the district has a budget for school supplies, Burgess was st...
