"Five days in, and two teachers have already done a 'midnight run' at my Title I school."
"My neighbor pulled a 'midnight run' last night. She said good night normally to me last night and called the front lady in the office this morning to say that she wasn't coming back."
"I wasn't able to get into her room today, as they moved her kids to the cafeteria. From what I remember, she really didn't decorate her room that much, so she wouldn't have left much behind. Amazing that she might have just woken up one morning and said, 'Screw this, I'm not going in.' Just mail in the keys and never go back. How liberating. I feel like keeping my room bare, just to maintain the fantasy of being able to do what she did, even though I cannot financially afford to walk off."
Teachers in under-resourced, high-stress schools sometimes leave abruptly in 'midnight runs' after reaching a breaking point. Two teachers at a Title I school quit within five days, one reportedly saying good night and then calling the office the next morning to announce she would not return. Students were moved to the cafeteria and her classroom left largely empty. Colleagues express envy and fantasy of walking away, yet financial realities often prevent doing so. These sudden departures reflect severe burnout, inadequate support, and create immediate disruption and instability for students and remaining staff.
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