RCFA: In solidarity with Riverhead Charter School teachers

To the Editor-
As educators, few would argue that one’s primary responsibility is to the children entrusted to your care. In order to best meet that massive responsibility you come to rely on a team that consists of the students themselves, parents, colleagues, and often, administration.

But what happens when one component of that team not only doesn’t pull their weight, but attempts to undercut the process of collegiality, partnership, and solidarity necessary to do the important work teachers endeavor to do? Unfortunately, in the case of the Riverhead Charter School, we are finding out. The results are as unsightly as they are predictable: anxiety for parents, an unprofessional environment for teachers, and worst of all a loss of focus on that primary responsibility: students.

The Riverhead Central Faculty Association stands with our colleagues at the Riverhead Charter School as they seek to ensure that their work place is free from harassment and fear. To our colleagues at the RCS, it’s not every day that our perspectives are exactly the same, but at this time we know and share your beliefs about what a school should feel like as a workplace and educational institution.

In Solidarity with Our NYSUT Colleagues-
The Riverhead Central Faculty Association

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