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Teacher Allegedly Fired After Posting Viral Video About Her Classroom Being Covered In Mold After Summer Break—And People Are Furious
In a video that she posted on TikTok, she appeared in a comfortable outfit of leopard-print overalls, a bright red-orange tank top, and a ponytail, ready to prepare for the year. Instead, she told her audience that there was a health-hazard-level "plot twist."
She took an exasperated breath and said:
"Happy day one of classroom setup, except my entire room is covered with mold, and everything is ruined."
According to the elementary school teacher, the A/C had been turned off in the school for at least part of the summer, and thanks to moisture that commonly gets trapped in school buildings, paired with record-high temperatures this year, the teacher's entire classroom setup was covered in mold.
From all of the posters and artwork hung on her classroom walls, to the bin that she kept extra tissues and other hygiene items in, to the book collection she kept for her students, to the doors and inside paneling of all of her cabinets and drawer systems, to the entirety of her desk chair, everything needed to be thrown away.
After giving a tour of the classroom, the teacher turned the camera back to herself, visibly emotional.
"This is the reason that nobody gets into education."
"We're the ones who have to fund our classroom in the first place, but since there was no A/C all summer, everything that I poured my money into is ruined."
"I love my job with my whole heart, but we do not get paid enough for this."
"It's ridiculous, for a room that I kept clean all year, only to come back to it and see it destroyed."
The teacher has since taken down the TikTok video and has either deleted or hidden her account.
To make matters worse, the teacher was also allegedly fired for making the video and likely revealing a larger health concern of the entire school.
TikToker @tgjn988 also posted a copy of the video, along with her commentary, and a fellow TikToker chimed in in the comments, claiming that their cousin was one of the teacher's students and that she had, in fact, been fired for the video.
@tgjn988/TikTok
The video was reposted on TikTok by other accounts, as well as on X by X user @cecegkh.
X user @cecegkh pointedly said:
"Teacher posts video of mold destroying everything she paid for in her classroom… and gets fired for it."
"She was not complaining about the school’s budget. She was showing the damage to items she paid for with her own money so kids would have a decent classroom."
"This is the system. Teachers spend their own paychecks to make rooms livable, then face consequences for documenting when the building itself is unsafe."
" Parents deserve to know what their kids are walking into. Teachers should not lose their jobs for saying it."
You can watch it here:
Viewers were furious on the teacher's behalf, whether or not the rumors were true that she was fired.
Anyone who has worked in education will not be surprised to find out that the teacher was reprimanded for posting the video. Allegedly being fired might be an extreme example, but teachers have been silenced and punished in more subtle ways for speaking out or for running their classroom differently than their fellow teachers.
There's probably a safety concern in that school right now, because it's unlikely that one teacher's classroom would have this much mold without it impacting other classrooms.
Hopefully they'll be honest with the teachers and parents so that they can make informed decisions regarding their students' health, safety, and educational needs.
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Dem Senate Nominee Masterfully Turns Trump's 'Full Of Sh*t' Insult Around On Him In Blistering Clapback
Trump said:
“Abdul El-Sayed, can you believe this? He’s a man of hate, and now he’s going around saying, ‘Oh I love everybody.’ He doesn’t love everybody. Put him in office, and you’re going to find out what he loves.”
Trump claimed El-Sayed harbors hatred for Jews and Israel “with a burning passion in his heart.” He then broadened his attack to criticize progressive politics, characterizing policies associated with the left as socialist and communist before returning to El-Sayed, whom he disparaged in profane terms.
He said:
“They want to go right down to the bottom of the barrel. That’s communism. They want it to be a communist country. We’re not letting them have it as a communist country. Not even for a minute."
“When I watch Abdul, he’s full of sh*t."
When a Sky News reporter asked El-Sayed to comment on Trump's assertion El-Sayed is "a gift to the Republican Party," El-Sayed replied that he is "a gift to the state of Michigan, God-willing, and I hope to win this election."
After the reporter asked him for a response to Trump's claim that he is "full of sh*t," El-Sayed replied:
“At least I don’t let mine go in the middle of the Oval Office."
You can hear what El-Sayed said in the video below.
There have long been jokes about the president defecating on himself as well as suggestions that he wears a diaper in the Oval Office.
El-Sayed's reply could very well be referencing Trump's particularly rank body odor; Trump's team even once lashed out after former Illinois Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger said Trump has an "odor" that is "something to behold."
In fact, Kinzinger said he is "genuinely surprised" that people close to Trump have not "talked about the odor," and advised anyone who might find themselves in Trump's orbit to "wear a mask if you can."
People appreciated El-Sayed's snappy response.
Trump's going to have to be a lot more quick on his feet to keep up with that level of sass, that's for sure.
CVS Warns Pet Owner They'll Lose Access To Dog's Medical Records Once He Turns 18 And Is A 'Legal Adult'—And Here Come The Jokes
As she showed in an X post, Autumn received a pointed email notification from CVS that once her little dog Pippin turns 18 she will be forbidden from managing his medical care and pharmacy records.
Who knew even dogs were subject to HIPAA rules! In her caption, Autumn wrote:
"CVS is telling me my dog is going to be treated as an independent legal adults under HIPAA when he turns 18."
@AutumnTweets / X
The post, which featured a pic of her adorable canine, also included a screenshot of the notification she received, which read:
"When Pippin turns 18, you'll lose access to their prescriptions and pharmacy records. You'll need to add them again as an adult to help manage their care."
No offense but I don't think Pippin is really equipped to handle his own medical care!
@AutumnTweets/X
CVS' pet meds service is a new offering by the company, just launched this past July.
The company announced that their offerings will include antibiotics, allergy meds, flea and tick treatments, insulin, and pain relievers for dogs and cats, in a bid to make accessing medications easier for pet owners.
The pet meds are also available via some of the same CVS' services humans can access, like deliveries and automatic refills.
At the launch of the service, CVS' senior vice president and interim president of Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness, Sid Tenneti, said:
"We know that CVS Pharmacy is a trusted partner in our patients' health care journeys. With the launch of pet medication dispensing, our pharmacies are now able to serve every member of the family."
But apparently only until they're 18! Then those dogs and cats are on their own.
Of course, the notification Autumn received is likely just a glitch—CVS is surely not applying HIPAA to our furry friends.
But that doesn't make the entire notion not hilarious, and people on X had an absolute field day making fun of this hilarious glitch.
Autumn herself got in on the joke, posting an image of Pippin's registration for the military draft.
And apparently, this absurd glitch actually isn't all that new: People also posted their own experiences like Autumn's in which a dog was treated like a human being under the law by a pharmacy.
Anyway, Pippin, if you're reading this: As a good boy of 13 if you don't yet know how to use a smartphone and a computer, you've got five years to learn. Get crackin'—your health apparently requires it!