There have been numerous teacher lays off in the Clark County (NV) School District, with many more teachers facing lay offs. Estimates range from a couple hundred teachers to up to a couple thousand teachers being laid off, if there are no give backs by the different unions within the CCSD umbrella.
So, how is CCSD treating the laid off teachers? Allowing them to apply for unemployment? Letting them become long term substitute teachers in areas where CCSD has not found certified teachers?
For most teachers facing lay offs, the State of Nevada will certify you as a teacher in your specialized field, like a math, English, Social Studies etc. teacher AND you are certified to be a substitute teacher.
CCSD is telling laid off teachers that if you are certified as a substitute teacher, you may not apply for unemployment compensation. It doesn't matter if you are not guaranteed hours. It doesn't matter if you may only be called two times a month for pay of less than $200 as a sub teacher. You will not be eligible for unemployment compensation.
For teachers who are certified in a specialized teacher area, (auto shop, photography, some computer classes etc.) but not certified as a substitute teacher, you may apply for unemployment compensation and you will get the money.
So, if you are a teacher who has been laid off from CCSD, you are being screwed twice by CCSD- first when you are laid off and second, when you are denied unemployment compensation and have to rely on the unknown wages of a substitute teacher.
So, to the laid off CCSD teachers out there, bend over, grab your ankles and wait for CCSD to do, you know what.
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