Town of Braintree

What teacher?

Tell me, do... what teacher that you know of that works those hours? I think you are wrong and should re-check your source. I have children in all grade levels (lucky me)... some teachers are there at 7:00 am and stay until way past 3- 3:30 sometimes even later than that. They don't even get 25 minutes for lunch! That lunch includes visting the restroom, checking messages and walking through the hallway to get to the lunch area... I know that some teachers don't even bother to eat lunch because they have a meeting to go to, have to get their classroom ready or just don't have time... As far as their ''prep'' or free period goes.. I know a teacher who spends her whole time waiting to use the copy machine... Don't start counting the hours.. it isn't fair unless you check out what some of the other teachers are GIVING above and beyond.

By parent k-12

You seem to know a great deal

about the issues for a visiting mom or do you actually work there also?
It wouldn't be the first time for a little G2 from the teachers union.

Call me cold hearted and cruel but how can we trust any supporters of those who do nothing but lie to the Town about their needs and reserves.



By Very suspicious of the crew

You seem to know a great deal

about the issues for a visiting mom or do you actually work there also?
It wouldn't be the first time for a little G2 from the teachers union.

Call me cold hearted and cruel but how can we trust any supporters of those who do nothing but lie to the Town about their needs and reserves.





By Very suspicious of the crew

Stuffed by the School Greed

Last year there was a genuine effort to get everyone working together to address our budget woes. For the most part it worked better than it has in years past until the school committee sent a nasty gram to the selectmen.

BELD has nothing to do with the financial woes of the town and the selectmen have been working with them to get more services for the town to help us.

The problem really is that the schools continue to come to the FinCom meetings and tug at all of the heart strings to get the money that they need. They've been out of control for years and that's the way they like it. It works well for them and they know it.

Until the school committee understands that it is not all about them and that they need to be responsible in funding their programs and not rely on one time funding sources like our chairman and Finance Director have stated, then the problem will never get corrected.

Its one thing to take votes for what you truly believe in but it's another to craft a vote that benefits your teachers and hurts the rest of the town departments.



By Fincommer