Teacher Resigns During Kansas School Board Meeting With Powerful Speech | NowThis

'Teaching is like a bad marriage, you never get your needs met, but you stay in it for the kids.' — This teacher resigned on the spot during a school board meeting with this impassioned message.

In US news and current events today, teacher Amanda Coffman resigned on the spot during a school board meeting and delivered a powerful message to her former students.

Coffman is a former teacher at Indian Woods Middle School in Kansas. She says she resigned because she felt ‘silenced’ when Shawnee Mission School District issued teachers new 3-year contracts.

Coffman says the contracts don’t address the concerns or needs that the teachers have fought for in the past.

Listen to Amannda Coffman's fiery resignation speech to the Kansas school board here. Here is how she plans to continue the fight for better education in America.

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[gco]

I attend this school district, and the students are 100% behind the teachers. The board has stagnated their pay while increasing their workload, and this speech is just one of hundreds teachers have given in the past months.

[tommygirlable]

“Teaching is like a bad marriage, you never get your needs met but you stay in it for the kids”. As a teacher myself, I felt that in my soul.

[synthiaamaartir]

When she said “I don’t know what I’ll be doing when the bell rings at 8:40” I got teary eyed. You can tell the love she has for her students.

[laurieshannon-bailey]

Kudos to this amazing teacher!! She took her power back from an administration and school board who did not realize her value👏🏾

[grady.stu.]

The sad part about this is after her speech was over the board members probably rolled their eyes and went to dinner on the city's credit card.

[AsIAm]

“There will be no clarifying questions, I don’t answer to you anymore”

Yes ma’am!!!!

[donaldrhine]

Just because you're on the school board doesn't mean you're intelligent. Because this school board wasn't smart enough to keep this great teacher. We need more like her.

[Dagrdottir]

We can all learn something from this impressive teacher...she stood up for what was right at great cost to herself.

[WhatSoEverThingsAreLovely]

She was talking to ALL of us watching...not just her students!! 👂🏽

[desflores]

“Disrespect in an uneven power dynamic is bullying.” Wow, that is powerful.

[susanloffhagen]

This woman is a leader. She walks and talks her values. Integrity galore.

[clarity]

So proud of you as a teacher, a woman, and a leader!
Thank you for showing the world what bravery looks like!

[bkdmode]

"There will be no clarifying questions; I don't answer to you anymore." - Best mic-drop moment of 2020 so far...

[arielle]

“I’m a highly educated very talented teacher”

I’m glad she knows her worth ❤️

[bhairavikarve]

Thank you for this message. My friend sent this to me today, when I was contemplating resigning as a literature teacher. I will miss my kids but I deserve better.
Thank you so much. I'm all the way here in India but you helped me.

[samarthraizada]

Education should NEVER be treated as a commodity.

[SirIkeMedia]

As I say:
"You're never too old to want better for yourself."
This applies to everything.

[kstoony]

Mrs Coffmen was my teacher in Kansas City, she was amazing and I can't wait to see what she becomes.

[dishhatter]

I'm no teacher but the passion and heart of teaching is evident. I teared up listening to her. Such a loving and caring human being. It's true sometimes you must stand up for what is right-even at the highest cost-her job and evident love of teaching.

[robertjackson]

It's quite sad that she taught in a district that doesn't support their teachers. I teach in a school district that does support their teachers and I count my blessings everyday.