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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since you don't know why the teacher is absent so much (and legally can't know), I would tread lightly.

The issue of LT sub is up to the principal, but they cost more.  And if the absences are sporadic, that is problematic.

As an example, in K, my DD's teacher started missing a lot of work.  Turns out the issue was cancer; she passed away the next year.  Now, there are legal protections for people with disabilities (and many chronic illnesses are considered disabilities).

[b]And you say several times, but how many? 3 or 4 in a quarter is not a lot.  10 or 15 would be.[/b][/quote]

I disagree.  I have not missed 3 or 4 days of work in the last 12-years let alone in one 9-week period filled with 4 day or less work days.  Unfortunately, since the teacher is more likely female, less likely to be the breadwinner in the family, and seems to be able to take off without repercussion, they are usually the ones that stay home when their child is sick as opposed to the other parent.  At my work, if a child is sick, usually parents rotate days off.  The exception is the guy whose wife is a teacher, she takes of for sick days, kids' appointments, he never missed work for that.[/quote]

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