Teachers advocacy group ‘mad as hell’ as WCPS calls educators back to schools with 48 hours notice

The Wayne County Association of Educators is calling on its members to stand firm in the wake of an announcement released Monday by Wayne County Public Schools that teachers are being asked to return to the classroom, a member of the organization told the New Old North.

An email from WCAE President Tiffany Kilgore was obtained by the New Old North and stated that the “bomb shell of an announcement” was not in the “best interest of us or our families.”

She asked teachers’ union members to flood the North Carolina Association of Educators advocacy center with written concerns and calls.

“I am going to be on the phone with them, and I need them to see you are mad as hell, and it’s not just me,” she wrote.

A member of WCAE told the New Old North Monday evening that the email was sent in response to the district notifying teachers that they were required to finish out the year in their classrooms — and that the first day of work is set for Wednesday morning.

The educator, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, said he contacted a member of the Wayne County Board of Education, who could give no reason for the abrupt decision.