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On top of footing medical bills, she has to pay for a substitute teacher at Glen Park Elementary School. All teachers receive 10 paid days of medical leave a year in the San Francisco Unified School District. If a teacher needs more time, they can get another 100 sick days – at a price. Under a 1976 California law, the cost for the substitute teacher will be deducted from the teacher’s salary. The average daily cost of a substitute teacher in San Francisco is $203.16, San Francisco Unified School District spokeswoman Laura Dudnick said. In 2018, the average teacher salary in the school district, excluding benefits, was $82,024.37. “This reflects California Education Code language related to extended sick leave that applies to all other school districts in California,” Dudnick said in a statement. “This is not unique to San Francisco. This is not a district-only rule.” Teachers who require additional medical leave can draw from a Sick Leave Bank for up to 85 days without any deduction from their paycheck. Teachers donate unused sick days to the bank to help their colleagues. Parents say it’s unfair The Glen Park teacher has chosen to remain anonymous, but parents at the school are speaking out about what they think is an unfair policy. Parent Elia Hernandez told CNN affiliate KGO that the teacher deserves better treatment. “She’s an incredible teacher and that’s not fair,” Hernandez said. “That’s crazy!” Another parent, Abby Hipps, told KGO that the the teacher is “one of the best teachers” in the school and called her situation “terrible.” Susan Solomon, president of United Educators of San Francisco, said her teachers union is hoping to negotiate better sick leave policies next year. “The issues involving teachers’ use of extended sick leave and the catastrophic sick leave bank, as well as the school district’s use of a daily substitute dock rate, are governed by law and the collective bargaining agreement,” Solomon said in a statement. “UESF is consulting with our members on their priorities for contract negotiations next year. As always, we look forward to making improvements in this and other parts of the contract.” A GoFundMe for the teacher that has now stopped collecting donations received $13,000.<doc-sep>Under California’s education code, teachers who exhaust their sick leave and remain out due to illness or accident would see their salary docked to cover payment for the substitute teacher. The policy, added to the code in 1976, was recently scrutinized when a teacher at a San Francisco school had to cover the fees for the person subbing for her while she undergoes breast cancer treatment. The woman’s situation came to light when a GoFundMe page launched for the teacher last month and was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. “By the time she has her second surgery, she will have exhausted all of her accumulated sick leave days and will be using extended sick leave, which is the regular salary minus the cost of the substitute teacher. Her colleagues will be donating sick days, but they will not be available until the next school year,” the page read. The teacher has taught at Glen Park School for 17 years. In the San Francisco School District, a teacher is allotted 10 sick days at the beginning of the school year, and 100 days of extended sick leave if they need more time. The teacher’s salary for those extra days is reduced by the cost of a substitute teacher, which is generally between $167.94 and $203.16 per day in that district. Advertisement State Sen. Connie Leyva (D-Chino), chair of the California Senate Education Committee, wants to change the law. “Candidly, I think that times have changed and it’s our job to change with the times,” Leyva told NBC Bay Area. The teacher, who has asked that her name be withheld for privacy reasons, was described in the fundraiser as an impeccable educator who wrote each of her 22 students a personalized note to thank them for their support after her first surgery. The fundraiser closed after receiving more than $13,000, exceeding the goal of $10,000. colleen.shalby@latimes.com @cshalby<doc-sep>In San Francisco, teachers are given 10 sick days per year, according to the collective bargaining agreement. Once they exhaust their sick days, including days that accumulated from past years, they are given as many as 100 days of extended sick leave. Teachers’ salaries are deducted to fund the sub’s paycheck during this time. Once the 100 days are up, teachers will go unpaid unless they are members of the Catastrophic Sick Leave Bank, in which teachers donate sick days to others who need them.<doc-sep>Glen Park Elementary School. Photo: Google Maps A California teacher who’s on leave battling breast cancer isn’t just facing mounting medical fees and lost income — she also has to use her own money to pay for her replacement while she’s gone. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, parents were appalled to learn that a beloved second-grade teacher at Glen Park Elementary School in San Francisco — who has not been named for privacy reasons — is being charged for her own substitute. “[We] were outraged and incredulous — like, this can’t be,” Amanda Fried, whose two children attend the school, told the Chronicle. Community members launched a now-closed GoFundMe campaign to raise money for teacher, amassing more than $13,000 to help cover her various fees. But as outrageous as the policy may seem, it’s actually state law: According to a 1976 policy, public-school teachers are given ten paid sick days, plus an additional 100 days for illness. However, teachers who take extended sick leave have the cost of a substitute deducted from their salary while they’re out. In California, this means a teacher on leave could end up paying $240 a day for a substitute, according to the Chronicle. While the Chronicle’s report incited outrage in the community, one group reportedly didn’t respond with the same level of shock and disgust: teachers. “The teachers have sort of shrugged — like, yes, that’s how it is,” Fried told the Chronicle. “That makes it even more sad, because teachers expect to be treated poorly.” There is, however, potential for change. In an email to BuzzFeed News, Susan Solomon, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, said that the union is speaking with members about the possibility of prioritizing sick-leave policies in next year’s contract negotiations. “As always, we look forward to making improvements in this and other parts of the contract,” said Solomon. Stay in touch. Get the Cut newsletter delivered daily Email This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 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If you're a teacher in California who needs to go on extended sick leave, you have more than your medical bills to worry about — you'll need to foot the bill for a sub, too. The policy, which was introduced back in 1976, garnered national attention this week after the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a second-grade teacher who has breast cancer and will be out for the rest of the year is required to pay for a substitute out of her paycheck. The teacher, who is not being named in order to protect her privacy, works at Glen Park Elementary School in San Francisco. In an email to BuzzFeed News, a spokesperson for the school district stressed that this is not a district policy — it's a state one. "This is not unique to San Francisco," spokesperson Laura Dudnick said. "It is in the [Education] Code. This is not a district-only rule." In California, teachers cannot draw benefits from the state disability insurance program because they don't pay into it. Instead, they're allotted 10 sick days per year, after which they have an additional 100 days for extended sick leave, according to the California Education Code. It's during this extended leave that the cost of the substitute teacher is deducted from their salary. "So they are receiving paid sick leave during these 100 days; it’s just the amount is based on the teacher’s day rate minus the substitute cost," Dudnick said. According to the Chronicle, the price of a substitute can be up to $240 per day — all of which is deducted from the sick teacher's salary. If sick leave is required beyond that, teachers can draw up to 85 days from a catastrophic-sick-leave bank, organized by the union and school district, in which other teachers "donate" their unused sick leave for their colleagues in need. This pay isn't cut to subsidize the subs. In order to help the Glen Park Elementary teacher cover the cost of her substitute, members of the community raised money through GoFundMe. The campaign, which is now closed, sought to raise $10,000 to cover the cost of the sub, medical expenses, and lost income. In the end, they raised more than $13,000. The teacher was described on the GoFundMe as "a true professional who is dedicated to her craft" and whose "dedication and love for her students can’t be understated." "Just a few days after her surgery, she took the time to write out 22 completely personalized notes to the students in the class thanking them for their support, telling them she missed them dearly and encouraging them to continue working hard," the campaign said. Amanda Fried, a mother of two students at the school, told the Chronicle that parents are "outraged and incredulous" at the policy and want it changed. "This can’t be,” she said. "There must be some mistake.” But Fried said some teachers seem resigned to the policy. “The teachers have sort of shrugged — like, yes, that’s how it is,” she said. “That makes it even more sad, because teachers expect to be treated poorly.” Susan Solomon, president of the United Educators of San Francisco, told BuzzFeed News in an emailed statement that her group is consulting with members on whether sick leave policies will be part of "their priorities for contract negotiations," which are set for next year. "As always, we look forward to making improvements in this and other parts of the contract," said Solomon.