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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just like all professions, people are allowed to be absent and it is none of you business why they are absent.
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If it is impacting the children, it's everyone's business.  Public schools....[/quote]

Actually, why still isn’t anyone’s business except the Leave Specialist in HR. He or she certifies the absences and determines if someone has a legitimate reason to be out. One year, a first year teacher on our team was raped over the weekend. Although her physical injuries were superficial, she was out frequently for mental health reasons and meeting with the ADA about the case. The only people who knew at the time were me (because I was her mentor and she called me from the ER to ask about how to request leave), the principal, and the leave specialist. This young woman had no leave accrued and this had to worry about bills and her job security on top of recovery from sexual assault and the CJ process. She didn’t owe an explanation to every tax payer.[/quote]

OK that's one.  But was that, or any, teacher absent so frequently the class lost its  functional structure?   [/quote]

Still not a teacher issue. That's the district's failure to hire competent subs and the principal's failure to prepare subs. Teachers get leave and are entitled to use it as long as it falls within the criteria. I have 40+ days and if I need them I'll be taking them. The principal is responsible for ensuring continuity of instruction in my absence. [/quote]

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