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oh no....jenny this is making me verrrrrrrryyyy mad!!

there has to be something u can do....i kow a few teachers in private school..im gong to talk 2 them...they have to know someone who was pregant or the circumstances if u need to leave early

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Posted by PoppedInASnap

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Posted by GT143EA

OH no!!!!!! Thats crazy!!!! Im so sorry hunny What are you going to do?

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cry..thats all ive been doing like a big baby i dont even want to teach the kids today now.

I dont think its fair...

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I would cry too!! This is unbelievable!!!

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Posted by gina409

oh no....jenny this is making me verrrrrrrryyyy mad!!

there has to be something u can do....i kow a few teachers in private school..im gong to talk 2 them...they have to know someone who was pregant or the circumstances if u need to leave early

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what bothers me though-
is that if i was due in April- I would get my six weeks no matter what...

but because I am due at the end of the school year, I get nothing? Even if i wasnt having problems, that isnt fair for anyone who gets pregnant in the summer...

ughh just dont get it..
and with all the other bs going on, im just not in the mood...

my sister works for lawyers and im going to talk 2 her tonght as well s my frends who work at catholic schools

im going to raise all hell in that school jenny!!!!

this is not right!!!!!!!!

Crashing here but I'm pretty sure that is not legal. Please consult a lawyer

ETA: Why don't you post a question on LIF to either the pregnancy or parenting boards? Someone there may have some insight into this.

Oh and Jenny...Im pretty sure since you work in a catholic school your medical insurance doesnt cover BC......They dont want you to prevent pregnancy but they dont want to give you maternity leave......Yeah that makes alot of sense

Jenny so sorry for this outcome. Prayers coming your way!! Also I agree with everyone contact an attorney.

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Posted by BunnyBride

Crashing here but I'm pretty sure that is not legal. Please consult a lawyer

ETA: Why don't you post a question on LIF to either the pregnancy or parenting boards? Someone there may have some insight into this.

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Or the teacher board over there too.

Jenny, I'm pretty sure this is true for city teachers as well. If you give birth too close to the end of the year you lose some of your summer pay because you didn't work the whole year. It super s u c k s but I don't think your principal has any control over the situation.

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Posted by GT143EA

Oh and Jenny...Im pretty sure since you work in a catholic school your medical insurance doesnt cover BC......They dont want you to prevent pregnancy but they dont want to give you maternity leave......Yeah that makes alot of sense

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Nope and they also dont cover anything that comes from a place that does stem cell- so all my hormone replacements before the wedding were not paid for. That combined with the pill was around 280a month...

I called my moms lawyer and he basically said since it is a private school/no union- i can only take disability.... but then i would have to get the paper to state that after i have the baby i am allowed to 'go back to work' for july/aug (But no one is there for those months )

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Posted by MrsDtoBe09

Jenny, I'm pretty sure this is true for city teachers as well. If you give birth too close to the end of the year you lose some of your summer pay because you didn't work the whole year. It super s u c k s but I don't think your principal has any control over the situation.

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but if i gave birth during the year i would have maternity ? i dont understand

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Posted by MrsDtoBe09

Jenny, I'm pretty sure this is true for city teachers as well. If you give birth too close to the end of the year you lose some of your summer pay because you didn't work the whole year. It super s u c k s but I don't think your principal has any control over the situation.

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but if i gave birth during the year i would have maternity ? i dont understand

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I don't really understand completely either but I think you would get the six weeks or whatever it is after the baby's born. My sister who's a teacher in NC did not get maternity leave before the baby was born - she had to go on disability too.

i work in a law school i will ask around for you. that totally doesn't seem fair!!!

WHAT?! ugh, i wish i was a lawyer so i'd know if that was legal. it doesn't seem like it should be... i'm so mad for you!!! i'm so sorry!!! that's just no fair at all!!!

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Posted by MrsDtoBe09

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Posted by MrsDtoBe09

Jenny, I'm pretty sure this is true for city teachers as well. If you give birth too close to the end of the year you lose some of your summer pay because you didn't work the whole year. It super s u c k s but I don't think your principal has any control over the situation.

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but if i gave birth during the year i would have maternity ? i dont understand

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I don't really understand completely either but I think you would get the six weeks or whatever it is after the baby's born. My sister who's a teacher in NC did not get maternity leave before the baby was born - she had to go on disability too.

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I'm wrong. After the baby is born you get to use days you have in your CAR as your 'maternity leave' - other than that, you do not get a paid maternity leave. You can also use that family medical leave thing but those days are also unpaid. So overall I guess it stinks to be a teacher having a baby.