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<FIRST>Jessica</FIRST>
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<LAST>Lewis</LAST>
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<TITLE>Teacher</TITLE>
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<ADDR1>807 Buckler Street</ADDR1>
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<CITY>Summerville</CITY>
<STATE>SC</STATE>
<ZIP>29486</ZIP>
<EMAIL>jessica.l.caston@gmail.com</EMAIL>
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<ISSUE>EDUC</ISSUE>
<SUBJECT>Weather Day Forgiveness</SUBJECT>
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Governor Haley and Staff,

I am a special education teacher with Berkeley County School District. With the weather system this weekend, I'm sure you are aware that school was cancelled on Frida, October 2nd, out of concern for our students' safety. I agree with the decision made by our leaders as well as the leaders of Charleston County School District and Dorchester School District Two. However, now we are facing the potential to have to make up that day. As you know, those days typically come from Teacher Workdays. Teachers desperately need their workdays. If I lose my workday on October 19th, I do not have another one until January. I need time to look at assessments mandated by new the State Department of Education and adjust my teaching strategies. As it is, I get to school around 6 AM (class starts at 7:25) and leave no earlier than 5:00 PM and much of my weekend is spent on school work. I know the students' best interest is at the forefront of your mind when making this decision, however, please consider the insane amount of work that teachers do on a daily basis and the detrimental effect a lost work day would have on each one of us. The loss to teachers is greater than the potential loss to students for this situation, in my opinion.

Thank you,
Jessica Lewis
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