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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is going on that week that they need so many subs?[/quote]

According to my neighbor, who is a teacher, because of the weird way the days off fell that week, tons of teachers requested the whole week off.  [/quote]

Yes, but the were told they couldn’t have those two days off (3rd and 5th.) Why leave was granted I have no idea, it wasn’t supposed to be. [/quote]

No. We recently got an email that so many people had already requested those days AND subs wouldn’t pick them up that *new* leave requests for those dates wouldn’t be approved. But ultimately they couldn’t staff it. Subs don’t work high volume days either. And you actually can’t just deny everyone leave. It’s a benefit of your job. [/quote]

Eh, I think the teachers ultimately screwed themselves here. It will just become harder and harder in the future. My friend who teaches in HS said a bunch of his coworkers deliberately took leave AFTER the email as a F-U to admin. Very mature.[/quote]

It’s our leave, we can do whatever we want with it.[/quote]

That's not how leave works in jobs where people have to cover for you. Do you think nurses and doctors are all taking off wherever they feel like it or is there a level of coordination so that the hospital can still run?

The idea that you can just take leave whenever regardless of the impact is such entitled behavior coming from the adults that we can't expect the kids to be any better. [/quote]

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This. Imagine government agencies in public facing roles just shut down like LCPS now has to do. For example, I work for the federal government and my leave is restricted the days before and after major holidays. My supervisor can say no to my leave request if there won't be enough staff left to cover. [/quote]

This is why schools have SUBSTITUTES. [/quote]

Exactly, one of the few jobs where they even have backups and the schools can't get it together.  Seems like anyone can be a teacher or a sub.  No one can do my job - if I'm off, people need to wait until I get back.

Also, complaining about teachers and their leave - they have an ENTIRE SUMMER (since you like all caps) of leave.  [/quote]

Summers are not "leave," but then, you already knew that.[/quote]

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