GRAND RAPIDS — A Michigan school district told a teacher activated for military duty that he must cover the cost of a substitute during part of his absence and give the district some of his military pay.
At a school board meeting this week, angry teachers, students and district residents criticized the decision by administrators at Kenowa Hills Public Schools.
“Is this how you treat people that defend your country?” Tom Lovett, a teacher’s spouse and district resident, asked board members.
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Whatever money they saved from this act of lunacy was more than compensated for by the ill will they generated.
My understanding was that this kind of thing was pretty illegal under federal law. Any lawyers out there?
I’m no lawyer, but it looks like they’re blatantly violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994.
Well, it depends: was his leave of absense for his military duty paid or unpaid? Knowing the School Districts, he’s probably being paid for the time he’s gone in which case why should the taxpayers be paying for two teachers when they’re only getting one?
Victor–I think you’re right. It sounds like the way they dealt with it just complicated everything–maybe they should have just given him unpaid leave and left it at that.
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