My teachers would have shut down any parent without an extremely urgent issue trying to contact them after hours. And I highly doubt that they got above a 40 h

My teachers would have shut down any parent without an extremely urgent issue trying to contact them after hours. And I highly doubt that they got above a 40 hour work week including their lesson preparation. But I guess expectations and regulations vary and it takes a personal strength that shouldn't be required of teachers. It's doubly sad that school systems are increasingly relying on teachers giving in and carrying more than their contractual burden.