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Title: UPDATED – Protesting Teachers Could Reap $9 Million from Taxpayers to Attend Rallies: Absent educators may be paid to abandon students and march on the Capitol
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Maciver Institute, The Free Market Voice of Wisconsin
URL Source: http://maciverinstitute.com/2011/02 ... taxpayers-more-than-6-million/
Published: Feb 21, 2011
Author: MACIVER NEWS SERVICE
Post Date: 2011-02-21 23:39:08 by Murron
Keywords: None
Views: 16765
Comments: 25
UPDATED – Protesting Teachers Could Reap $9 Million from Taxpayers to Attend Rallies: Absent educators may be paid to abandon students and march on the Capitol Madison, Wisconsin: As Milwaukee Public School teachers left their classrooms to march in Madison Friday, they likely earned more than $3 million to not teach students in Wisconsin’s largest school district. In Madison, the school district was closed for three days after hundreds of teachers engaged in a mass sick-out so they could attend protest rallies at the State Capitol. That could cost the district $2.7 million. Late Sunday night Madison Metropolitan School District administration announced their schools would be shut down yet one more day, at a possible cost of more than $900,000. Many of absent teachers converged on the Capitol to protest a bill which would alter their compensation packages and make changes in government employee unions’ ability to collectively bargain on issues other than wages. While some have speculated that the absent teachers will see their pay docked, that may not be the case if they provide a doctor’s note. Due to collective bargaining rules currently in place, the absences could be considered excused and the teachers would be paid for their protesting. That possibility took on added significance as the MacIver News Service broke the story Saturday that several doctors in lab coats were handing out medical excuse notes to passers by, without examining the ‘patients.’ “I asked if they were handing out doctors’ excuses and a guy said yes and asked me if I needed one,” one woman told MNS Saturday. “When I told them I needed one for February 16 and 17th, he wondered if I wanted to come back here for the protests next week.” What happened next surprised her. “I said, ‘sure,’ and I received a doctor’s note for the 16th through the 25th of February, without a medical exam.” If all the teachers in Milwaukee and Madison are paid for the days missed, the protest related salaries for just the state’s two largest districts would exceed $6.6 million dollars. Using a figure of $100,005 for average teacher compensation in MPS and an average yearly workload of 195 days, these teachers cost approximately $513 per day in salary and benefits to employ. Spread over 5,960.3 full-time licensed teachers in the district, this adds up to $3,057,634 in daily expenses. The average teacher’s total compensation in Madison is $74,912, according to the Department of Public Instruction. Each day costs $384.16 per teacher. The district has 2,370 teachers. These figures don’t include administrators and support staff, many of which got an unexpected paid days off thanks to the week’s protests. The issue extends far beyond Milwaukee and Madison, however. More than two dozen school districts were closed for at least one day last week as teachers called in sick to attend protests over the Budget Repair bill in Madison. MNS is examining the total costs associated with those teachers’ salaries and will update this story when those figures are available. Updated: We’re analyzing costs at other districts whose schools were also closed due to mass sick-outs by teachers. The chart below reflects about one third of the number of districts that closed. We will be updating the chart throughout the week 
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#1. To: Murron (#0)
http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=303502&Disp=3#C3
That's great stone, I like faces with the names when talking about crooks and corruption, I see JAIL TIME...too~ Think we should cross post this?
The students were put into the care of these teachers, trusted by parents to educate and care for them in school, but the have ABANDONED the children, in their greedy persuit for more Taypayers money.... Are there not legal charges that can be brought against them? Parents could not do this to the children and get away it, these two-faced, money grubbing teachers, and/or the school system would have been the first to bring 'child neglect' charges.
February 21, 2011 Senator Galloway Statement on Fraudulent Sick Notes Senator Pam Galloway (R48;Wausau), released the following statement today: “Over the weekend, various news outlets have reported that some physicians were handing out medical excuse notes to protestors attending rallies at the State Capitol. There is video footage of this including notes signed by a physician who is employed as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I have no issue with public employees who went in to see their physicians and obtained a note after being examined. However, I am outraged that doctors allegedly stood on street corners in downtown Madison passing out medical excuses like leaflets. Make no mistake these medical excuses are as flimsy as the paper they were written on. As a physician, I took an oath to uphold professional standards. To hand out an excuse without properly evaluating a patient is both unethical and fraudulent. I am confident that reports of this will trigger a review of the medical licenses of those found to be responsible for engaging in this behavior. For those employers requiring a medical excuse to avoid taking disciplinary actions for unexcused absences, I would urge them to closely examine the validity of these notes. On a state level, I will be looking into this situation and urge the State Medical Examining Board to conduct a full investigation.” I think the AMA will enjoy this Video! ~ Murron
I don't think the AMA would have the slightest interest in the video.
You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the efforts of men who are better than you. Ludwig von Mises in a letter to Ayn Rand
No need to continue repeating that. It is obvious to most of us.
You're telling me...
No need to continue repeating that. It is obvious to most of us. That lobotomy thingy didn't work out, what do you think her next step should be? I recommend she 'take a long walk off a short peer'....
If you want to.
I bet insurance companies would be interested. I mean if he passes out fake notes then he probably in involved in other fraud against insurance companies. A liar is a liar.
The good doctor is not charging patients for his diagnosis so no insurance issue.
"Keep Your Goddamn Government Hands Off My Medicare!" - Various Tea Party signs.
Oh my gosh! I haven't heard that since I was a kid. Just for giggles, tell us what you think the AMA is.
You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the efforts of men who are better than you. Ludwig von Mises in a letter to Ayn Rand
Mammy, it's pier.
Mammy's just a dumb shit, like always. Fits in here just fine with yukon, Quanzaa, and the pissing puppy.
http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/ Try and catch a race this year.
LOL
You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the efforts of men who are better than you. Ludwig von Mises in a letter to Ayn Rand
How do you know?
Because this fake news site would waste no time in denouncing a doctor selling doctor's notes excusing missed work.
You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the efforts of men who are better than you. Ludwig von Mises in a letter to Ayn Rand
This is a news site?
Let me reword - fake news from this site.
You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the efforts of men who are better than you. Ludwig von Mises in a letter to Ayn Rand
You mean like crap posted from Wonkette?
Your right, they will. Even if that doctor doesn't charge them, he/she, is activelly seeking out people on the streets, handing out fake excuses without proper diagnosis, no exams, to teachers, standing in the cold at political protests....the practice of these (so called) doctors are suspect, not to mention teachers who abandon their students, or drag them off to political rallies with them. jmo...
And since everyone out in the cold will have the biggest symptom of a head cold, a runny nose, and it's not like they would normally run tests to verify it anyway..... But many employers are now insisting that a contagious head cold is not a valid excuse to be off work.
"http://first-draft-blog.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5ced53ef0148c7a28c4b970c-320wi"
You have documented proof, links, anything, to prove this news is fake? Post it...
Information about the site has been posted by me and others.
You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the efforts of men who are better than you. Ludwig von Mises in a letter to Ayn Rand
#2. To: A K A Stone (#1)
#3. To: All (#0)
(Edited)
#4. To: A K A Stone, All (#1)
State Senator (and DOCTOR) Pam Galloway (and the AMA) will investigate fake sick notes.
#5. To: Murron (#4)
I think the AMA will enjoy this Video! ~ Murron
#6. To: lucysmom, Murron (#5)
I don't think
#7. To: lucysmom (#5)
I don't think...
#8. To: Ibluafartsky (#6)
I don't think
#9. To: Murron (#2)
#10. To: lucysmom (#5)
#11. To: A K A Stone, lucysmom (#10)
I bet insurance companies would be interested. I mean if he passes out fake notes then he probably in involved in other fraud against insurance companies. A liar is a liar.
#12. To: Murron, Ibluafartsky (#8)
That lobotomy thingy didn't work out, what do you think her next step should be? I recommend she 'take a long walk off a short peer'....
#13. To: Murron (#8)
...'take a long walk off a short peer'....
#14. To: Fred Mertz (#13)
#15. To: lucysmom (#12)
Just for giggles, tell us what you think the AMA is.
#16. To: Abu el Banat (#15)
http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/
#17. To: Godwinson (#11)
The good doctor is not charging patients for his diagnosis so no insurance issue.
#18. To: Ibluafartsky (#17)
How do you know?
#19. To: lucysmom (#18)
this fake news site
#20. To: Ibluafartsky (#19)
This is a news site?
#21. To: lucysmom (#20)
Let me reword - fake news from this site.
#22. To: A K A Stone (#10)
I bet insurance companies would be interested. I mean if he passes out fake notes then he probably in involved in other fraud against insurance companies. A liar is a liar.
#23. To: lucysmom (#18)
Because this fake news site would waste no time in denouncing a doctor selling doctor's notes excusing missed work.
#24. To: lucysmom (#20)
Let me reword - fake news from this site.
#25. To: Murron (#24)
You have documented proof, links, anything, to prove this news is fake?
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