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My 77 year old sister...an awesome Teacher...got a job interview. Unbelievable.
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 463837" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>First of all, I think they are probably required by law to pay her. Not sure, but I know in most businesses if you are being interviewed, and then are asked to do the job for a few hours or a day to show you can do it, then they MUST pay you for that amount of time that you worked. If you are not offered the job, or are hired days/weeks later, they still have to pay you for the work that they asked you to do. If you offer to work for free to show that you can do it, then they don't have to pay you. But this principal ASKED her to teach the class, she did not offer and did not offer/agree to do it for free. She should be offered the rate a substitute would be paid.</p><p></p><p>It is great that they offered her the job - it is really hard right now to get jobs if you are older. They are trying to take advantage of her with this low pay rate. I know teachers are grossly underpaid, but that is just nuts and insulting.</p><p></p><p>IF she takes this job, she is going to get more of the same. It won't change - other classes will be dumped on her, with no notice, with no one to take a class for her should she need it, and more shenanigans are going to happen.</p><p></p><p>I cannot help but wonder what would happen if the school board and/or parents learned that a principal took a person who was NOT a school employee, someone that the principal did not know, had not done a background check on, and had anly spoken to for ten minutes and left the person in charge of a room full of children, later to be two classes of different grades in ONE room - for hours. Wiht no one checking to see what was happening. </p><p></p><p>As a parent, this is terrifying. I have to trust that the school has screened employees and will know that they are not criminals, are not dangerous, and are capable of handlng a classroom full of children. I do NOT expect anyone to leave my child or a group of children with someone they do not know - esp not for a full day!</p><p></p><p>While your sister might get a class of students, she is going to have to deal with so many other stupidly crazy situations that it will be very hard to stay professional and she will be treated horribly. in my opinion the principal put those children in danger - NOT because your sister would ever, in any way, hurt the children. They were in danger because your sister was an unknown person, actually a stranger to the principal, the other teachers, and the children. ANYONE could have taken your sister's identity, faked some papers, and spent the day with those kids - and the damage would have been done hours before anyone bothered to even look in to see if everyone was okay. </p><p></p><p> am glad your sister got an offer, but this is NOT going to end up being a good job for her. If nothing else, she should use the day left alone with the kids as leverage to get a decent wage. I am SURE that the parents and school board would be more than happy to fire the principal if they were to learn that not just one, but two entire classes of children were left alone for the day with someone who was NOT a teacher or other type of employee of the district. Around here that would most likely mean the principal lost her credentials and was not allowed to work in a school again. This really is THAT far out of line on the part of the principal. So if nothing else, have sis take the job but insist that she be paid a much higher wage or she will go to the school board and PTA with what happened!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 463837, member: 1233"] First of all, I think they are probably required by law to pay her. Not sure, but I know in most businesses if you are being interviewed, and then are asked to do the job for a few hours or a day to show you can do it, then they MUST pay you for that amount of time that you worked. If you are not offered the job, or are hired days/weeks later, they still have to pay you for the work that they asked you to do. If you offer to work for free to show that you can do it, then they don't have to pay you. But this principal ASKED her to teach the class, she did not offer and did not offer/agree to do it for free. She should be offered the rate a substitute would be paid. It is great that they offered her the job - it is really hard right now to get jobs if you are older. They are trying to take advantage of her with this low pay rate. I know teachers are grossly underpaid, but that is just nuts and insulting. IF she takes this job, she is going to get more of the same. It won't change - other classes will be dumped on her, with no notice, with no one to take a class for her should she need it, and more shenanigans are going to happen. I cannot help but wonder what would happen if the school board and/or parents learned that a principal took a person who was NOT a school employee, someone that the principal did not know, had not done a background check on, and had anly spoken to for ten minutes and left the person in charge of a room full of children, later to be two classes of different grades in ONE room - for hours. Wiht no one checking to see what was happening. As a parent, this is terrifying. I have to trust that the school has screened employees and will know that they are not criminals, are not dangerous, and are capable of handlng a classroom full of children. I do NOT expect anyone to leave my child or a group of children with someone they do not know - esp not for a full day! While your sister might get a class of students, she is going to have to deal with so many other stupidly crazy situations that it will be very hard to stay professional and she will be treated horribly. in my opinion the principal put those children in danger - NOT because your sister would ever, in any way, hurt the children. They were in danger because your sister was an unknown person, actually a stranger to the principal, the other teachers, and the children. ANYONE could have taken your sister's identity, faked some papers, and spent the day with those kids - and the damage would have been done hours before anyone bothered to even look in to see if everyone was okay. am glad your sister got an offer, but this is NOT going to end up being a good job for her. If nothing else, she should use the day left alone with the kids as leverage to get a decent wage. I am SURE that the parents and school board would be more than happy to fire the principal if they were to learn that not just one, but two entire classes of children were left alone for the day with someone who was NOT a teacher or other type of employee of the district. Around here that would most likely mean the principal lost her credentials and was not allowed to work in a school again. This really is THAT far out of line on the part of the principal. So if nothing else, have sis take the job but insist that she be paid a much higher wage or she will go to the school board and PTA with what happened! [/QUOTE]
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