TAMPA, Fla. — It's being dubbed "The Great Teacher Resignation" — teachers across the country calling it quits.

On Wednesday, we told you about a teacher who made the tough decision to change careers over summer break and what went into her decision.

In part two of this three-part series, we heard from a family on the impact it has on students when their teacher resigns.

Kamille Smith’s fifth-grade teacher quit earlier this year. Her mother, Takia, says it has led to added challenges for her daughter.

“It’s been really hard on her,” she said. “She has anxiety so she’s been having a hard time focusing on her reading work, and her math work. She doesn’t like school as much anymore because her teacher isn’t there, and it was a favorite teacher for her, so it’s been really hard on us.”

In Hillsborough County, the district reports the turnover rate for the 2020-2021 school year was 8.6 percent.

“It is OK for things to have a change, but I feel like it wasn’t right for her to leave mid-year,” Kamille said.

“It’s kind of hard because our new teacher, she doesn’t exactly understand what we do,” Kamille said. “Because she’s been here for about two weeks now, and it’s really hard for her, and it’s hard for us to focus.”

Takia says it is concerning since Kamille is such a smart kid. She even wrote a book a few years ago to help the little girls who would come into her mom’s hair salon not be afraid.

Takia said if Kamille is having a hard time adjusting to a new teacher, it is possible other students are as well.

Use the video link above to watch the full story from Spectrum Bay News 9's Fallon Silcox.