Originally Posted by
BigRedDad
My wife is a teacher. It absolutely stinks that they only allow you a max of 5 days vacation from class. Once you hit that 5 days of accumulated vacation, you no longer gain days. We are also responsible for paying for the sub out of our own pocket. That is even more ridiculous. The other vacation accumulated can only be used on Teacher Work Days.
Why should teachers be held to a different standard? If I could only go to WDW or anywhere for that matter during Spring Break, Christmas Break, or Summer, I would be stuck with only crowds no matter where we went. This is why we have not been to WDW in such a long time.
I am hoping my wife gets into a school that goes year round. They will be on 9 weeks, off 3 weeks, with all normal vacations otherwise (except Spring Break). This will allow us far more flexibility in vacations.
Points of note for teachers to take off:
1. The Federal Government does not recognize teachers as full-time employees. We found this out when my wife was pregnant and put on bed rest. Since their hours and salary are based on a 9-month year, they are considered part-time and are not protected by FMLA (Federal Medical Leave Act).
2. Teachers work over their breaks to catch up on what they cannot do on "teacher work days". Teacher work-days now consist of bureaucracy meeting and nothing gets accomplished. Teacher work-days are now taken away to cover weather makeup days.
3. Summer Breaks now require classes and conferences which do not allow for real time off. My wife gets 8-weeks off over the Summer. 3 weeks are spent on these "recertification" or "required" continuing education courses.
Now, for the ones that think taking a week off is not right, the issue is not that the teachers are there or not. The issue has to do with Politics. Thanks to No Child Left Behind, all children have to pass. The only way to allow this is lowering the standards of which it takes to pass classes. If the Federal Government does not care what the children learn, then teachers don't care about what they teach, and taking the time off means nothing to anyone any way. (wow , that rambled).
Simply put, no one should be able to tell another when they can and cannot take vacation. If the District allows it, then the teacher deserves it.