State school board sets teacher furlough policy
The State Board of Education has restricted teachers from taking furloughs ordered by Gov. Bev Perdue on days they are supposed to be in the classroom.
Posted — UpdatedAny worker who requires a replacement or substitute, however must take furlough time on non-instructional days. Otherwise, substitute would have to be hired, the board.
Perdue, last week, ordered teachers and other state employees to take 10 hours of time off in return for pay cuts in May and June needed to balance the state budget.
But teachers said the school board's policy is unfair, because the only non-instructional days on the school calendar are teacher work days.
The Wake County chapter of the North Carolina Association of Educator, which represents about 5,000 educators in the state, wants to close schools for a day.
Even though it is the statewide policy, local school systems will have some flexibility with the policy.
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