LOS ANGELES: Parents at an elementary school in
The second-grade teacher at Glen Park Elementary is off sick with
A school district spokeswoman, however, said that the payment was not unusual and was in line with state law. “This is not unique to San Francisco,” Laura Dudnick said in a statement. “This is not a district-only rule.”
Dudnick explained that teachers in the district get 10 days of sick leave a year and can carry over those sick days year after year if they don’t use them. Once those sick days are exhausted, teachers are then eligible for 100 days of extended sick leave, during which they are entitled to their full pay, minus the cost of a substitute.
On learning about the little-known provision in the state’s education code, horrified parents last month began raising money for the popular teacher, who has asked that her name not be disclosed. A Go-FundMe campaign has raised nearly $14,000 and some of the children are planning bake sales to raise more funds.
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“Just a few days after her surgery, she took the time to write out 22 completely personalised notes to the students in the class thanking them for their support, telling them she missed them dearly and encouraging them to continue working hard,” the campaign said.
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