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Substitute teachers will be able to use accrued sick leave after district issues reporting process
Summary
Following public comment from a substitute teacher and a staff review ordered by the board, district staff announced a reporting and usage process that allows substitutes to take paid sick leave they accrued last year; additional communications will be sent to specific labor groups.
A substitute teacher who spoke during public comment urged the board to allow substitutes to use sick leave they had accrued while working for Tacoma Public Schools. Paul Barak, identified in the meeting as a substitute teacher, said substitutes “did not have the financial protection of days off that teachers did” and asked that accrued leave from last year be made available to full-time substitute teachers.
District staff told the board they had…
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