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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blame the administration who send teachers to mostly BS training/PDs during the school year. My district won't approve time off before or after a holiday so no 3 day weekends for us. I work in a Title 1 school and I occasionally take mental health days in addition to actual sick days. I'm sure my friends who aren't teachers do too. Nobody thinks it is their business to comment about their time off.[/quote]

Well, teachers in the US may be absent more than in other countries, according to at least one study, and they are absent more than college educated workers in other industries. There may be valid reasons, but teacher absenteeism is a documented systemic problem that should be examined and addressed.

[url]https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2020/01/27/we-should-be-focusing-on-absenteeism-among-teachers-not-just-students/[/url]

[url]https://fee.org/articles/whats-behind-the-epidemic-of-chronic-teacher-absenteeism/[/url]
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I would expect teachers to be more absent due to illness than other college-educated workers given the amount of germs they are exposed to, but I'm not sure about the comparison with other countries.  Also, US has more female teachers who are more likely to be tapped for caregiving responsibilities--that might be another factor.[/quote]
Most countries have female teachers, not just US. In 8 years we had 3 days were a teacher missed school. It just isn't a thing unless there's an emergency.[/quote]

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