Teachers aren't paid nearly enough. I know far too many teachers that have to have a second job in order to make ends meet, because what they're being paid doesn't cover their bills. Added into that, the vast majority of teachers wind up supplementing their classrooms OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS because their school's budget doesn't give them adequate funding to better supply their classrooms.

I agree the teacher in question is doing an absolutely garbage job of taking care of her students if so many of them are being bullied and nothing is happening to the bully. I also agree that the school is doing a garbage job if they can't understand what "lactose intolerant" entails and make her eat dairy products anyway then blame the parents about potty training when they are forcing the cause of the issue.

However, like Gum I take serious issue with the idea that teachers in general are paid too much, because many of them (several personal friends are teachers) go without a number of things other people can afford because they aren't paid anywhere near what they're worth. No one goes into teaching for the money. Those that do, thinking it pays well, soon quit once they realize how crappy the pay is.

I'm also currently attending school to become a teacher, so the statement that teachers are paid too much bothers me on a personal level.