A Kansas school teacher just quit her job after a school board meeting this week.
She showed her dissatisfaction in contract negotiations by her school district.
Eighth-grade teacher Amanda Coffman attended the Shawnee Mission School District’s board of education on Monday. After attending the meeting, she instantly resigned from her position and left everyone surprised.
“Several years ago, a good friend decided to leave education and she said to me, ‘Teaching is like a bad marriage, you never get your needs met, but you stay in it for the kids,’” Coffman told board members during the taped meeting.
“I didn’t fully understand what she meant until this past month,” she continued.
Teachers in the district were dissatisfied with their workload and salaries, according to KSHB. They have been trying to make changes in the contract with the district for months.
“Just like a bad relationship, our communication has broken down,” Coffman, who taught at Indian Woods Middle School, told the board. “You aren’t listening.”
Representatives for the district did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The new contract was approved by the district last month. The contract includes a 1 percent raise for 2019 and 2020, followed by a 1.25 percent raise for 2021 and a 1.5 percent raise in the last year of the contract. But, they were not satisfied with other concerns, like working conditions, KSHB reported.
“Talking to the board or the administrators in this building is like shouting into the wind,” Coffman told the board. “I won’t waste my breath.”
After the contract announcement, teachers were given 15 days to decide to accept the contract. They were told to work with the previous contract or resign, the spokesperson said.
“Don’t worry about me. I’m a highly educated, very talented teacher,” Coffman told the board during her remarks. “They’re in high demand right now in other districts.”
While addressing her former students, Coffman said: “You are still my favorite humans and I will always be your biggest advocate.”
“There will be no clarifying questions,” she said. “I don’t answer to you anymore.”
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