Ok, this is getting ridiculous. As a staff, there are only a handful of people that do any shit at work outside of their classroom. If they sign up to chaperone, there are no reprocussions for bailing out. Let's see... I've officially been off since the end of May. Where have I been spending all of my time? Work, or work related functions with the kids. While I enjoy spending time with the kids, I'm sick of the bitching.
Some teachers complain that the same people go to all of the functions, but they never want to do them. For example, they had the end of the year skating party today. They didn't have enough chaperones so I volunteered to show up again. There were more kids than there should have been (going by number of chaperones). Disneyland was the same issue. The 8th grade promotion dance was also the same issue. For crying out loud staff, step up to the plate!
On a positive note, we have made enough money in Yearbook to cover the bill. Everything else will be profit towards equipment & shirts for next year.