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In early July, a veteran teacher opens her email while sitting at her kitchen table. She’s spent ten years in the classroom. She followed every rule. She didn’t resign. She planned childcare. She turned down other job leads because the law said she was secure after June 15. The message is short: her contract won’t be continued. Hiring season is over. Positions are filled. Health insurance is suddenly uncertain. She didn’t fail her students, and she didn’t fail her school. The system failed her. That is exactly what HB 125 makes possible. HB 125 changes a long-standing, fair rule: right now, both teachers and school boards must give notice by June 15 if a continuing contract will not be renewed. The bill keeps that deadline for teachers—but removes it for employers. Teachers must commit early. School boards no longer have to. That is not balance. That is not fairness. This bill weakens worker protections at a time when educators are already stretched thin. Democrats have always stood for notice, predictability, and equal treatment in the workplace. HB 125 undermines all three. Without a firm deadline, teachers can be left in limbo deep into the summer, unable to seek other jobs or plan for their families. That isn’t flexibility; it’s insecurity. It also rewards poor management. School divisions already have evaluation systems, budgets, and staffing projections. Removing deadlines doesn’t improve planning; it encourages delay. Last-minute nonrenewals create chaos for schools and classrooms right before the year begins, hurting students and staff alike. And it invites inequity and disputes. Open-ended timelines lead to inconsistent decisions, grievances, and due-process concerns. Clear rules protect workers and employers. Unclear ones shift power in only one direction. Supporters may argue this bill gives boards flexibility. But budget and enrollment challenges already exist, and they should never be solved by stripping workers of basic job security. The call to action is simple: If you believe in dignity at work, fair notice, and stable schools, vote NO on HB 125. This bill takes protections away from educators and shifts all the risk onto workers. Democrats who stand for workers’ rights, fairness, and respect for teachers should reject HB 125—because no one who did everything right should lose their job after the deadline passed.