Letter: Teachers coping as best as they can

Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 | 7:22 a.m.

Regarding the Sun's Aug. 7 story, "Should schools be testing students' mental health?": Considering that teachers such as myself are asked to do social work, babysitting and more - on top of teaching - for poor pay and under degrading working conditions, the Clark County School District may want to widen its mental health screening to include teachers.

Maybe the School District can buy high-dosage Prozac in bulk at a discount and pass it out in lieu of the pitiful, insulting 3 percent raise, recently proposed by the Nevada Board of Education, which probably won't be approved, anyway.

Betty Buehler, Las Vegas

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