Last week a student stole my uno cards and all my classroom rewards. The uno cards were for my lesson plan (teaching colors and numbers). I decided to move my curriculum forward and show a culturally relevant movie I was planning on showing this week. I cried about it between classes because I was excited about my lesson, and this is the third time I’ve had stuff stolen from my room. Admin wrote me up for this, saying I was unprepared for my lesson. Sure, whatever. I said sorry, it wouldn’t happen again, my mental health was bad, I’m working on it. Today, I got an email with steps on how to resign from my AP, and saw my job posted on the district website. I was shocked, so I went to the AP directly and said are you asking me to resign RIGHT NOW or at the end of the year? She said “I’m not asking you do to do anything. This is from the principal.” She refused to answer any more questions. I said fuck it, I’m going home, I’m not crying in front of the kids. Principal contacted me and said I wouldn’t be getting paid, mental health leave is never approved. Sure, whatever, deny my time. I texted her tonight saying I wouldn’t be coming in tomorrow, because now I’m on suicide watch and with my therapist. She responded “This is a reminder that your leave isn’t paid.”
I’m applying for jobs. I hope I find one soon.