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Substitute teachers and unions press SFUSD over Red Rover system, sick leave and staffing
Summary
Multiple substitute teachers, union officials and principals told the San Francisco Board of Education that the district's new substitute management system, Red Rover, is not functioning for longtime substitutes, has blocked legally required sick-leave access and contributed to loss of health coverage and job instability.
A string of substitute teachers, union leaders and school-site administrators told the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education that the district's Red Rover substitute management system has not worked for months and that the district must fix sick-leave access, benefits accounting and staffing practices.
The public comments came during the meeting's public-comment period. Substitutes described the system as a "hunger games" for assignments and said many veteran substitutes were being crowded out by large new hiring efforts. "Some mornings, we stay up until 3 a.m. or wake up at 5 refreshing Red Rover over and over for jobs," said a substitute who testified that the work had become a lottery and made it harder to maintain health insurance.
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