Absent Teachers

Re “The Dog Ate My Car Keys,” editorial, Oct. 28: It is not just the teachers who chose to be out of the classroom. Nowhere in your editorial is there mention about the number of days teachers miss due to mandated training, district meetings or other out-of-classroom activities. At our school alone we have two teachers who have been out of class a combined total of 25 days for such training. School has been in session for only 41 days.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has made it a point this year of reducing teacher absences. Its mantra: “Students learn when teachers are in the classroom.” Now just how much learning do you believe has gone on in those two classrooms?

Tom Iannucci

Los Angeles