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School Teacher: Teachers and Executive Officer

school teacher: That's one reason why she thinks her colleagues should be involved.B'Dacy has been an elementary school teacher in Ontario for more than 20 years, according to Rabble. She's not in the classroom now, having become an executive officer of the Elementary Teachers of Toronto, a member of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario. These aren't issues immediately concerning most members of her union, she said. The executive has decided to be more involved with social causes, whether that means writing letters to politicians or showing up at protests. Whenever people see teachers with posters, they just assume we're on strike for more money, B'Dacy said, noting the public often has a hard time separating teachers as a profession from the causes they support. Some people get confused at this tactic. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.