There’s 300 teachers in a county here that have successfully gotten exemptions to not return to work because of Covid, INCLUDING NOT HAVING TO INSTRUCT ONLINE WEB CLASSES. So, they are getting paid and funding their pensions for doing nothing. There is literally zero accountability or rules left. I’m extremely pissed off that we have to continue paying our property taxes while these teachers sit on their ass at home.
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Maybe I'm wrong, but teachers are not allowed to file for unemployment benefits. The reason for this is that they could reasonably argue that every summer and Christmas vacation theyre not employed or under employed. The teachers unions had to concede a few things to get this to go over, but it's been that way for quite some time. Maybe that's just the way it is where I live. But can confirm that my mother, sister and brother in law haven't received a paycheck or uneployment since school was cancelled.
What state are you in? I highly doubt there is a place where teachers just stopped getting paid during this.
Eugene, OR area. Bluest of blues here. Just talked to my sister this morning about this topic. Can re-affirm they haven't received any money since they stopped working from home (1st week of May).
Do they normally not receive income in the summer when they’re not working? I don’t know how that works.
It depends on the individual. You can elect to get paid over 9 months or 12. Most people choose equal payments over 12 months. However, their contracts are still based on the 9 months they are actively working. That's where the issue of unemployment comes up. Generally state employees don't have to worry about under employment. Academics are the exception in that case. Honestly not trying to piss in anyone's Cheerios, but at least for me and my family in my area, your statement for discussion does not apply.