[UnwashedPeasant]

This is another problem with unions:
Unstable teachers cannot be fired or removed from the classroom. As a consequence, they do not get the help they need and they endanger children

[smoothsailing]

This is another problem with unions: Unstable teachers cannot be fired or removed from the classroom. As a consequence, they do not get the help they need and they endanger children

BINGO! That's exactly what struck me about this story. The teacher's reported area of expertise was early childhood and special education, for crying out loud.