Submitted by Leslie Sahaba Marks (not verified) on January 18, 2007 - 05:01.
I had been teaching an after school art program after semi-retiring from the elementary school where I've been teaching for the past twenty years - until this year. Now no-one, however qualified and however successful their program has been, can have an after school class without their own personal insurance or insurance through an umbrella organization. I was told that this is becoming common among many school districts. That would cost $500 a year which would preclude my teaching these popular classes unless I was to offer many more classes at various school sites. It means all of our after school programs have been cancelled except for chess, which has a national (insured) organization. Who decides these things and why? I'm still trying to find out and to see what can be done about it.
I had been teaching an after
Submitted by Leslie Sahaba Marks (not verified) on January 18, 2007 - 05:01.
I had been teaching an after school art program after semi-retiring from the elementary school where I've been teaching for the past twenty years - until this year. Now no-one, however qualified and however successful their program has been, can have an after school class without their own personal insurance or insurance through an umbrella organization. I was told that this is becoming common among many school districts. That would cost $500 a year which would preclude my teaching these popular classes unless I was to offer many more classes at various school sites. It means all of our after school programs have been cancelled except for chess, which has a national (insured) organization. Who decides these things and why? I'm still trying to find out and to see what can be done about it.