“Based on feedback from the district and other sources of anecdotal evidence, it is believed that teachers are often reluctant to provide an honest reason for leaving if it is more work-related. Therefore, in some cases, teachers can indicate a personal or family reason for their dismissal to avoid any potential conflict with supervisors, ”said the report. “A category was added to the survey this year to capture matches that occurred for COVID-19 reasons. Surprisingly, less than 2% of teachers who left reported a pandemic-related layoff. It is likely that some districts did not add this category to their exit surveys and therefore teachers did not indicate a COVID-related exit. “
