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15000 teachers per day being absent from British classes! Fewer teachers would go sick if disruptive pupils were kicked out

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There are 195 school days a year. Teachers get holidays almost as long as politicians.

Yet last year 311,000 teachers called in sick and almost three million working days were lost to sickness - up from 2.5million in 1999. That equates to 15,000 teachers a day being absent from class.

Shadow Schools Secretary Michael Gove has asked for an investigation into why the figures have gone up. The cost is huge. Schools have to pay £103 to £210 a day for supply teachers.

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{"commentId":4632123,"authorDomain":"po-poet"}

LOL, my wife teaches. She will hardly take personal days, but the way some of these kids act, I tell her better to take a personal day, than hit one of them and have a forced vacation.

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Reply#1 - Fri Jan 2, 2009 11:00 AM EST
{"commentId":4644299,"authorDomain":"mscyprah"}

 I tell her better to take a personal day, than hit one of them and have a forced vacation.

What a great advice. A very happy new year to you both!! :o)

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#1.1 - Sat Jan 3, 2009 7:15 AM EST
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