No working air con in demoutable classrooms

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no window keys for these same demountables (imagine working in 39 degree heat like last week with no open windows and no air con in a room with 25+ teenegers?),

some rooms with no fans or air con,

one photocopier between over 17 staff which has only worked for about 8 of the 15 days so far this school year,

oversized classes in practical subjects

and the response from the principal being "get over it"!!!

Then people wonder why experienced teachers are leaving and graduates quit early.

Angry teacher, Reader's Comment 79 of 97, Special Report: Teachers reveal why they walked, Yasmine Phillips, Education reporter, Perth Now, 19 February 2011: http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/special-report-teachers-reveal-why-they-walked/comments-e6frg13u-1226008656772 Historical link preserved from the original page.

Last year I was wondering why the h_ll I was subjecting myself to an environment where I had no respect and no support.

I am a secondary teacher and I have been teaching for 3 years.

Last year I was thinking why the h_ll do I subject myself to this environment - no respect and no support for teachers.

I experienced a situation of harassment which went unpunished to protect the school's reputation.

Thank God I am at a better school now - I don't think I would be staying in this profession if I had to subject myself to such a negative environment day after day.