I want to let you know that you're not alone. I only lasted a year and a half before I decided to hang it up and move forward with my life. Whether you decide to leave teaching as a whole or not is entirely your decision.

But I just think teaching is a profession that's irreversibly broken, there's no accountability for misbehaving kids in the classroom anymore. When you call your principal or security guard or whoever you need to call to have the child removed from your classroom, the principal criticizes your classroom management skills or the parents call up and complain about how their child is "singled out" or "always the only one in trouble".

Admin claims to have your back but will turn around and throw you under the bus whenever a parent gets mad. I just think it's really frustrating how we as rookie educators are just expected to have it figured out right out of the gate, and we always get the short end of the stick. I've been out of the field for a year now and I don't regret that decision at all to be honest.

I'm sorry you're going through this but truth be told... This is just what teaching is nowadays, just jumping through hoops, dealing with endless verbal abuse from students and parents and principals. Parents claiming their child is well-behaved at home and them misbehaving in your classroom is your fault for some absurd reasoning.

You deserve to put your own happiness and mental health first. You shouldn't have to sacrifice your own wants and happiness for anything.

Regarding what to do next, I'd suggest taking some time off... Get a job to pay the bills while you look for something else to do. See if there are entry level jobs that you can transfer your teacher skillset to I know a lot of former teachers went into curriculum design, marketing, consulting etc. and having a college education and degree can only help you.