The Washington County School District is receiving backlash from some of its teachers after an email to administrators said a “mental health day” shouldn’t count as sick leave. EmilyTencerTV
“Mental health is health. The fact of the matter is if you are unwell and unable to perform your job, you need to take a sick day,” said Amy Barton, president of the Washington County Educator’s Association.
“It just kind of hit some teachers where it hurt because they are feeling those mental health stresses,” said Barton. A week later, Cox sent a second e-mail to all employees. He apologized that it was “not the goal to make anyone feel like their mental health was not important.” In his letter, he stood firm that staff are abusing policy “when they are not actually experiencing mental health issues.”
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