2nd Grade Teacher on Medical Leave for Breast Cancer Forced to Pay for Substitute

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5/10/2019|Updated: 5/10/2019

A San Francisco teacher suffering from breast cancer will be forced to pay for her substitute while she’s on medical leave, and a parent has called it “grossly unfair.”

The 2nd-grade teacher at Glen Park Elementary, whose identity hasn’t been revealed, will have the cost of her replacement deducted from her salary, reported KQED.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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