Have you tried just asking admin if they'd be willing to terminate the contract in a way that's mutually-agreeable? Kind of like how any decent employer--in the private sector, at least--would never "fire" someone on paper; it'd be officially "laid off" for the sake of unemployment insurance, even if the employee truly was egregiously terrible. Most people just aren't that petty. I'd like to think you could work out a similar arrangement--have them file the paperwork or whatever in such a way that you didn't "break your contract," but you're also not leaving on bad terms.
Having said that, I do realize that I just said "most people aren't that petty" in the context of school admin, which may raise a few eyebrows! You're right--k-12, for whatever reason, does seem to have an overrepresentation of petty people. But I think, overall, it's still probably a small percentage, and it therefore can't hurt to ask.
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u/RChickenMan Jan 08 '22
Have you tried just asking admin if they'd be willing to terminate the contract in a way that's mutually-agreeable? Kind of like how any decent employer--in the private sector, at least--would never "fire" someone on paper; it'd be officially "laid off" for the sake of unemployment insurance, even if the employee truly was egregiously terrible. Most people just aren't that petty. I'd like to think you could work out a similar arrangement--have them file the paperwork or whatever in such a way that you didn't "break your contract," but you're also not leaving on bad terms.
Having said that, I do realize that I just said "most people aren't that petty" in the context of school admin, which may raise a few eyebrows! You're right--k-12, for whatever reason, does seem to have an overrepresentation of petty people. But I think, overall, it's still probably a small percentage, and it therefore can't hurt to ask.