My salary is funded by local property taxes and the state. Do you live in Michigan? That's first.
Second, being a salaried employee does not make you the employer's SERVANT. From Merriam-Webster:
The meaning of SERVANT is one that serves others; especially : one that performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer.--
Note the strong connotation here is "master". But the biggest point of all is that I teach many multiple children at one time, making the demands of odious parents like you immaterial and impossible to fulfill. I cannot and do not act as your "servant" because I am not hired in any such capacity as personal tutor there to fulfill your personal needs. I see to the needs of MANY children and families, not just YOURS.
You're starting to sound increasingly like a leftist.
You're basically telling me the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, and I'm telling you we ARE the many!
I'm not in Michigan lately. But three days ago I was in Burbank, now I'm in Oklahoma, and three days from now I'll be in Philly. Been to Philly lately? It's a mess.
Yes, I pay taxes. Lots of them. And you're absolutely right, that gives me the direct right as a taxpaying parent, to participate in "one" school district.
But - I'm not after "you". (Teachers). I'm only encouraging you to stand up.
I'm after bigger fish. I'm after the curriculum. The Superintendents of Education, or whatever they call them in your area. As I'm sure you well know, curriculum filters down all the way from the feds.
I'm organizing groups of parents, in various cities. Because this problem is all over the place, not just in San Francisco which we recently left - it's in Oklahoma and PA and I'm sure it's in Michigan too.
I can see that you're proud of your work. That's fine. If you're not giving up your kids to the leftists, then I have no complaint with you.
But if you're getting mandates from the state and you're not saying (or doing) anything about it then I have a bone to pick with you.
Yes, in the professional world we hire people for their expertise and we trust them to get the job done. Obviously, there some teachers and administrators we can NOT trust and therefore we have to watch. These rotten few are going to cause trouble for all y'all, and as a parent I'm very sorry but we need to enforce against these idiots and YOU SHOULD TOO.