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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a teacher who has responded previously and I agree that staff shouldn't be allowed to take off right after or before a holiday.  I worked for one district in the past, where if you did this, [b]you had to have a doctor's note saying why you couldn't go to work[/b].  But yeah, the sub shortage and the teacher shortage is severe.  We have principals and other administrators working as subs pretty regularly in my district.  There's already talk about what we will cut next contract in order to pay subs more.  
Part of the issue, too, is that all the teachers like myself that used to show up and work even with [b]fevers, sore throat, serious body aches, hacking coughs, etc,[/b] are no longer allowed to work sick.  If I so much as have a runny nose, I have to call in sick and go get a covid test.  I'm not allowed in the building to even drop off sub plans.  (I leave "emergency plans" in advance that could be followed by anyone with review work.)[/quote]

There would have to be some flexibility to that policy. I mean, somebody might come down with a bad migraine or a fever and not necessarily need to visit the doctor.

You shouldn’t be going to work with body aches, fever, or a hacking cough anyhow.[/quote]

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