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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not over because the teacher likely hasn’t been fired from MCPS. Now she gets to go play this game  at a new school for the next few years. She’s just circumvented the system yet again to buy herself a few more years’ salary for doing nothing. We as tax payers are the idiots who continue to pay for these 60-day vacations. [/quote]

I’ve been out for 60 days three times. Trust me, it’s not a vacation.

The first ten days you are definitely still responsible for lesson plans and grading. Hopefully, a long term sub picked the job up immediately and they become responsible on Day 11. That only happened for me once. The other times, I was still doing those duties on day 25 and day 40.

Most doctors will only certify you to be out ten days at a time. Maternity is the exception. So you have to revisit the doctor, get all the forms redone, resubmit to ERSC, and wait to hear if you’re approved for more leave or need to report. ERSC loses these forms all the time. Also, my doctor and ERSC fought over whether I could have a very reasonable accommodation so I could return to work. I even offered to pay for it. ERSC said no. I stayed home through the end of the school year as a result.

You’re actually unpaid for this time (it’s FMLA leave) unless you have saved leave or are a member of the Union’s sick bank (which is leave donated by other members). Saved leave is the leave you earned before you were absent. You can use it for illness or trade in part for pay when you retire. I have two chronic illnesses so I’ll never have leave to trade in at retirement.

I know the teacher who is the subject of this thread and she definitely shouldn’t be in the classroom, but there are many teachers out on 60 days with legitimate illnesses and injuries who can return after healing and contribute greatly. 
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