'I am unwilling to subject myself to a year of feeling vulnerable and alone in the face of the apparent expectation of continuous perfection in this new and challenging environment,' oneВ teacher from Woodville PreK-8 School wrote. Two teachers mentionedВ COVID-19 in their resignation letters but saidВ the demands of a hybrid teaching model wereВ too great for them to meet, which is why they were resigning. Ten of theВ resignations and early retirementsВ came in the first two weeks of school, according to the dates of the resignation letters and retirement forms. 'We feel that it is in the best interest of our family (for me) to take this year off from teaching in order to focus on the needs of our family at home.' 'I find it necessary to submit my resignation because COVID-19 has created a myriad of challenges that my husband and I feel are simply too great for our family at this time,' another teacher from Lincoln High School wrote Aug. 31 first day of school drew closer, school officials prepared forВ about 15,000В students to return to physical classrooms and for roughly 15,400В to enter the online Digital Academies tied to each school. More: Leon County Superintendent to suggest delaying fall school start until Aug. 31 after the district postponed reopeningВ twice and state leaders gave seemingly contradictory directives to local districts. OneВ Riley Elementary School teacher said she was unwilling to put her family at risk given that 'there are too many unknowns with COVID-19.' AddedВ another Ruediger Elementary School teacher:В 'The risk is not worth it.' 3 resignation letter.ДЄnother teacher wrote she could not fulfill her duties because of 'my son's fear of being exposed to the coronavirus.' Moreover, multiple educators said they had decided to take an early retirement 'in light of' the COVID-19 pandemic. 'As a single mother, the COVID-19 virus has created a situation which will be unsafe for me and my family and I cannot afford to put my health at risk,' one Deerlake Middle School teacher wrote in her Aug. The teachers' names are public record under Florida law, but the Democrat has chosen not to identify them because of a variety of personal reasons they gave. The resignation letters and notices of early retirement were obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat after a public records request. View Gallery: Leon County Schools teachers protest | Gallery

Resignation letter to school district