LCPS School closed for a week

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When do you think they will announce the plan for the week of Thanksgiving? I can see this exact same issue coming up then. Parents need time to plan!

I highly doubt it. That week is the same every year. This other week was a scheduling anomaly because of when Diwali fell.

[Anonymous]

We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

[Anonymous]

Yeah - nurses and doctors deal with this all the time, as do retail and restaurant workers. They are absolutely 100% told they cannot take certain days off, or there is a rotation of who had the time off in a precious year, etc.

My Jewish uncle doctor works every Christmas in the hospital in exchange for being allowed to have off Thanksgiving. My ER nurse friend is assigned two random weeks in the summer and if she doesn’t like them she has to trade with someone. Most retailers require you to work Black Friday or be terminated.

Once again, teachers think they deserve special treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

Yes I do. And to be clear , I didn’t take off for 11/3 or 11/5. I didn’t take off a single day last year so as not to burden my colleagues and I should have. I don’t blame any teacher for taking their days off just like I don’t blame any other employee. Those are your days. If someone takes one, we figure it out. The issue is there’s no subs who want those days either. And the bus drivers would call out. And we simply don’t have enough. Like every other industry in the country we have a shortage of employees . It is is what it is. Feel free to apply to sub or drive a bus because that is truly the only solution here. Not banning all employees from ever taking a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah - nurses and doctors deal with this all the time, as do retail and restaurant workers. They are absolutely 100% told they cannot take certain days off, or there is a rotation of who had the time off in a precious year, etc.

My Jewish uncle doctor works every Christmas in the hospital in exchange for being allowed to have off Thanksgiving. My ER nurse friend is assigned two random weeks in the summer and if she doesn’t like them she has to trade with someone. Most retailers require you to work Black Friday or be terminated.

Once again, teachers think they deserve special treatment.

Well by all means please email ziegler you want all teachers who take time off fired. That’ll fix it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

Yes I do. And to be clear , I didn’t take off for 11/3 or 11/5. I didn’t take off a single day last year so as not to burden my colleagues and I should have. I don’t blame any teacher for taking their days off just like I don’t blame any other employee. Those are your days. If someone takes one, we figure it out. The issue is there’s no subs who want those days either. And the bus drivers would call out. And we simply don’t have enough. Like every other industry in the country we have a shortage of employees . It is is what it is. Feel free to apply to sub or drive a bus because that is truly the only solution here. Not banning all employees from ever taking a day.

Stop with the hysteria. No one is banning anyone from “ever taking a day.” It’s certain days, and tons of industries ban employees from taking leave on certain days. Enough with the fake persecution.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yeah - nurses and doctors deal with this all the time, as do retail and restaurant workers. They are absolutely 100% told they cannot take certain days off, or there is a rotation of who had the time off in a precious year, etc.

My Jewish uncle doctor works every Christmas in the hospital in exchange for being allowed to have off Thanksgiving. My ER nurse friend is assigned two random weeks in the summer and if she doesn’t like them she has to trade with someone. Most retailers require you to work Black Friday or be terminated.

Once again, teachers think they deserve special treatment.

Sorry, but the workers have the leg up on this right now. Those retail and restaurant workers can quit and pick up a different job somewhere else. Nurses are striking over staffing shortages and picking up jobs elsewhere. School districts aren’t going to fire people for taking leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

Yes I do. And to be clear , I didn’t take off for 11/3 or 11/5. I didn’t take off a single day last year so as not to burden my colleagues and I should have. I don’t blame any teacher for taking their days off just like I don’t blame any other employee. Those are your days. If someone takes one, we figure it out. The issue is there’s no subs who want those days either. And the bus drivers would call out. And we simply don’t have enough. Like every other industry in the country we have a shortage of employees . It is is what it is. Feel free to apply to sub or drive a bus because that is truly the only solution here. Not banning all employees from ever taking a day.

Stop with the hysteria. No one is banning anyone from “ever taking a day.” It’s certain days, and tons of industries ban employees from taking leave on certain days. Enough with the fake persecution.

People are literally calling teachers lazy and entitled for taking days. I’m not hysterical, I’m explaining to you workers have rights. Even you! Those are benefits of your job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:LOL @ Ziegler thinking his email about “I ordered principals to deny leaves during that November week” trying to flex.

Very telling to see these folks not owning their mistakes (ie who thought that week was good in any way?)

Now we have a whole 10 day break in November just 3 weeks before thankgsvining. Ha ha ha

+1

When I read his email I was like “oh, guess who is waking up sick on the 3rd”

Kicker was going to be my wording on the email:

Good morning xxxxxx

Out of an abundance of caution I will be staying home today. I woke up not feeling too well.

*pours mimosa*

Please let me know if you need anything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

Yes I do. And to be clear , I didn’t take off for 11/3 or 11/5. I didn’t take off a single day last year so as not to burden my colleagues and I should have. I don’t blame any teacher for taking their days off just like I don’t blame any other employee. Those are your days. If someone takes one, we figure it out. The issue is there’s no subs who want those days either. And the bus drivers would call out. And we simply don’t have enough. Like every other industry in the country we have a shortage of employees . It is is what it is. Feel free to apply to sub or drive a bus because that is truly the only solution here. Not banning all employees from ever taking a day.

Stop with the hysteria. No one is banning anyone from “ever taking a day.” It’s certain days, and tons of industries ban employees from taking leave on certain days. Enough with the fake persecution.

People are literally calling teachers lazy and entitled for taking days. I’m not hysterical, I’m explaining to you workers have rights. Even you! Those are benefits of your job.

Still wrong. “Workers” in many many industries cannot just take any day off they like because it’s “their leave” and they can “use it whenever they want to.” It doesn’t work like that. Grow up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

Yes I do. And to be clear , I didn’t take off for 11/3 or 11/5. I didn’t take off a single day last year so as not to burden my colleagues and I should have. I don’t blame any teacher for taking their days off just like I don’t blame any other employee. Those are your days. If someone takes one, we figure it out. The issue is there’s no subs who want those days either. And the bus drivers would call out. And we simply don’t have enough. Like every other industry in the country we have a shortage of employees . It is is what it is. Feel free to apply to sub or drive a bus because that is truly the only solution here. Not banning all employees from ever taking a day.

Stop with the hysteria. No one is banning anyone from “ever taking a day.” It’s certain days, and tons of industries ban employees from taking leave on certain days. Enough with the fake persecution.

People are literally calling teachers lazy and entitled for taking days. I’m not hysterical, I’m explaining to you workers have rights. Even you! Those are benefits of your job.

Still wrong. “Workers” in many many industries cannot just take any day off they like because it’s “their leave” and they can “use it whenever they want to.” It doesn’t work like that. Grow up.

This is such a pathetic mindset. It really is. You yourself are allowed to devote your life to a job that doesn’t care about you but stop with the moral judgment of people who realize a job is a job. The job will either figure it out or replace you but some things in your life don’t need to revolve around that job. Your loved ones are only here for awhile. How many times a year do you see your parents? For me, it’s 2 at best. I’ve got maybe 40 more times in my whole life to see my mom. Think about that. And I’m gonna miss one of those because the day I can see her is inconvenient for my job? Please.

[Anonymous]

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We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

Yes I do. And to be clear , I didn’t take off for 11/3 or 11/5. I didn’t take off a single day last year so as not to burden my colleagues and I should have. I don’t blame any teacher for taking their days off just like I don’t blame any other employee. Those are your days. If someone takes one, we figure it out. The issue is there’s no subs who want those days either. And the bus drivers would call out. And we simply don’t have enough. Like every other industry in the country we have a shortage of employees . It is is what it is. Feel free to apply to sub or drive a bus because that is truly the only solution here. Not banning all employees from ever taking a day.

Stop with the hysteria. No one is banning anyone from “ever taking a day.” It’s certain days, and tons of industries ban employees from taking leave on certain days. Enough with the fake persecution.

People are literally calling teachers lazy and entitled for taking days. I’m not hysterical, I’m explaining to you workers have rights. Even you! Those are benefits of your job.

Still wrong. “Workers” in many many industries cannot just take any day off they like because it’s “their leave” and they can “use it whenever they want to.” It doesn’t work like that. Grow up.

This is such a pathetic mindset. It really is. You yourself are allowed to devote your life to a job that doesn’t care about you but stop with the moral judgment of people who realize a job is a job. The job will either figure it out or replace you but some things in your life don’t need to revolve around that job. Your loved ones are only here for awhile. How many times a year do you see your parents? For me, it’s 2 at best. I’ve got maybe 40 more times in my whole life to see my mom. Think about that. And I’m gonna miss one of those because the day I can see her is inconvenient for my job? Please.

Don’t have to explain yourself. Let alone to random strangers and mentally warped people.
They have an indentured vision of a teacher. They really think they rule over us. I’m taking the week before Xmas break starts off so I can have a longer stay with my parents. Precisely for the reason you have indicated. And there’s not a damn thing anyone can or will do anything about it.

[Anonymous]

I work in finance for a company. We have reporting requirements at the end of every quarter. No one in our department takes off at the end of a quarter and in fact we work extra hours. We don’t whine or stomp our feet or tell our bosses “it’s our leave and we’ll do what we want!” We have 40+ other weeks a year we can take off. This isn’t that hard people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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We all know that’s in place to prevent people from doing things like taking a month off. Some of my colleagues have 220+ days banked and could technically “take off” an entire year with those days. A one off personal day isn’t going to get denied and if it does guess what, you just wake up sick and call in. You’re all so weird with this “well I let my employer dictate every single thing I do and I would never ever inconvenience my job.” It’s a JOB. It doesn’t care about you or love you back or honor any single sacrifice you make. Take a day. I swear those schools and offices will still function.

Do you work for LCPS? Because teachers and school staff get just 3 personal days per year. If they go unused, they roll over to sick leave, so the next year you again have just three personal days. So you can't just take a month off. You can't take more than three sick days without a doctor's note. And yes, a single personal day CAN be denied if coverage is not expected to be found.

I used to think the rules and regulations around leave made no sense, but I see their wisdom in light of comments like this. Some jobs are more flexible with when you take your leave. Many--like teaching and medical care--are understandably less flexible, as there is a minimum number of staff who must be present to get the job done. I 100% support us using the leave we are allotted and taking care of ourselves and our families, but we can't all take the same two days and say "well, I hope someone else shows up to teach the kids."

Yes I do. And to be clear , I didn’t take off for 11/3 or 11/5. I didn’t take off a single day last year so as not to burden my colleagues and I should have. I don’t blame any teacher for taking their days off just like I don’t blame any other employee. Those are your days. If someone takes one, we figure it out. The issue is there’s no subs who want those days either. And the bus drivers would call out. And we simply don’t have enough. Like every other industry in the country we have a shortage of employees . It is is what it is. Feel free to apply to sub or drive a bus because that is truly the only solution here. Not banning all employees from ever taking a day.

Stop with the hysteria. No one is banning anyone from “ever taking a day.” It’s certain days, and tons of industries ban employees from taking leave on certain days. Enough with the fake persecution.

People are literally calling teachers lazy and entitled for taking days. I’m not hysterical, I’m explaining to you workers have rights. Even you! Those are benefits of your job.

Still wrong. “Workers” in many many industries cannot just take any day off they like because it’s “their leave” and they can “use it whenever they want to.” It doesn’t work like that. Grow up.

This is such a pathetic mindset. It really is. You yourself are allowed to devote your life to a job that doesn’t care about you but stop with the moral judgment of people who realize a job is a job. The job will either figure it out or replace you but some things in your life don’t need to revolve around that job. Your loved ones are only here for awhile. How many times a year do you see your parents? For me, it’s 2 at best. I’ve got maybe 40 more times in my whole life to see my mom. Think about that. And I’m gonna miss one of those because the day I can see her is inconvenient for my job? Please.

Don’t have to explain yourself. Let alone to random strangers and mentally warped people.
They have an indentured vision of a teacher. They really think they rule over us. I’m taking the week before Xmas break starts off so I can have a longer stay with my parents. Precisely for the reason you have indicated. And there’s not a damn thing anyone can or will do anything about it.

How? You only have 3 personal days. So I think you are a troll.

[Anonymous]

Anti-teacher bullies on the attack again?

Teachers should get EXTRA days off this year after the way you bullied them last year.

You are not their employer. You get ZERO say. Grow TF up.