Spent the morning explaining to my 7th graders how we would move the chairs and hide our backpacks quickly before we headed to the closet so a gunman would think our classroom was unoccupied. I have 2 doors that open to the outside and a whole wall full of Windows. #Parkland
I think about how my representatives have compromised the safety of their constituents for money.
I think about how I could die protecting my students.
I think about how many #Florida teachers qualify for SNAP when they take their unpaid maternity leave.
I think about the 40% of #FloridaShooting politicians with financial interests in charter schools.
I think about the millions of dollars Rubio and Scott took from the NRA.
I think about revising my resume.
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There are lot of considerations when evaluating the amendments on Florida's ballot this year. The League of Women Voters did some research and these are their recommendations. #FlaPol #Vote
Short thread.
Amendment 1 ❎
Oppose. The League has a position that “no tax sources or revenue should be specified, limited, exempted, or prohibited in the Constitution.” lwvfl.org/amendments/ame…
Amendment 2 ❎
The league opposes 2 for the same reason as 1.
I find this very odd that the anti-muslim #GOP would want to put even more money into charter schools. But despite their rampant xenophobia, they seem to love mother #Russia
So I guess they are ok with Gulen charter schools in #Florida
Everyone has their price. #VoteNoOn8
The state of Georgia is getting rid of these corrupt schemes while #Florida is opening the floodgates.
Why? Nearly 40% of Florida politicians have financial interests in charter schools.😒 #Corruption sun-sentinel.com/opinion/fl-op-…
Time to talk about women's reproductive health and dispel a few myths. I'm not one for long threads, so bear with me here. I have a lot of thoughts on this.
The main thing I think gets lost in partisan rhetoric is that we ALL want there to be fewer abortions. But how? #RoeVWade
A few years ago, I taught in a different school where I had many kids from El Salvador. One student in particular was quite troubled. I mean. He was a real pain in the butt. But I never sent him out of class because I'm not that kind of teacher. 1) #FamiliesBelongTogether
But other teachers were having problems with him and he ended up on the assistant principal's almost every day. He was very disruptive in their classes. Finally, the guidance counselor got permission to share his story. 2) #KeepFamiliesTogether
It turns out that this boy hid under the bed while his mother was repeatedly raped when he was 4 years old.
He witnessed his mother being raped.
Repeatedly. 3) #KeepFamiliesTogetherAct
I just wrote a letter to my congressmen using Democracy.io
It's interesting that the Democrat had the choice of using #GunControl for a topic.
For the two Republicans who pretend to represent me, I had to use #education as #GunReform wasn't an option.
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1. My letter started with:
Even Justice Scalia agreed that the 2nd Amendment does not extend to military weapons in the hands of civilians. More guns in schools just means more shootings and more deaths.
2. I continued with:
For this reason, should it come to pass that guns will be put in schools, I will tender my resignation as a public school teacher in the state of Florida. A teacher in Parkland gave his life protecting his students. #WeChoose #NeverAgain