Trying to get copies gets me in trouble again

Hello..

Another morning means a new day for Mrs. Sears to harass me about something. I just had my 5th observation on Monday by Ms. Thurman, and thank God it was less than 30 minutes, unlike the last time her and Mrs. Sears stayed for an hour and a half.

First let me address the lack of resources in this school, you have nine teachers printing from one printer, and the ink is out. I had to print some material last night before I came to work (using my own resources), and Mr. Robinson allows me to print from his room when needed.

When I got to the printer, there were three teachers there (I arrived at 7:00). The first teacher made over 100 copies, all while talking to the other three teachers. They continued to talk until 7:17. When I finally got to the copier the students were going to class.

Never have I ever worked in an environment where there was such a lack of teamwork, and it just seems like personal vendettas (like the one Mrs. Sears has against me) is the focal point of the administrators mind.

This is my third or fourth time being addressed in FRONT of my co-workers, and even if it is not directly in front of them, when you walk into a room and close the door, everyone knows what that means.

I am personally tired of crying in front of my co-workers, and it is just an embarrassing and humiliating ordeal on a daily basis.

Last month I took off due to work related stress because I feel that Mrs. Sears was harassing me. This month is no different, and I wish I could come to school to some peace. I wake up ridiculously early (4 am), only to get here and be harassed.

I work with students who I feel are allowed to do whatever they would like to do (due to administration being so lax on consequences, and lack of control), and I work in a hostile environment. Students are angry, they steal, they are violent.

I am using this platform as a mode of documentation if the need ever arises.

I personally feel attacked, humiliated, harassed at this school, and I hate coming here to due to the degrading way that teachers are treated here.

I hope that the grudge that Mrs. Sears seems to have against me does no interfere with my evaluations. I have seen teachers be negatively targeted in their evaluations due to feelings of the AP. I have never received a needs improvement, or unsatisfactory in any of the counties that I have worked in (APS and Dekalb). I loved evaluation time at my last school (and we were evaluated by the state of Georgia), but it is just hell here at this school.

Last year a teacher kilt herself in this district, and I totally understand why. The level of unprofessionalism, and lack of teamwork in some of these schools is ridiculous.

I am close to my breaking point at this school. Lord give me strength. I am going to notify the principal of this situation, so that hopefully there can be some resolve.