NANAWAGAN si ACT Rep. France Castro sa gobyerno na bigyan ng sick leave ang mga guro sa pampublikong paaralan.
Ayon kay Castro hindi gaya ng ibang empleyado ng gobyerno, ang mga public school teachers ay walang sick leave benefits.
“Public school teachers have long been complaining of not being afforded sick leave benefits within the school year because they are allegedly already covered by the leave benefits granted to those on ‘teachers leave basis,’ namely, service credits and the Proportional Vacation Pay (PVP),” ani Castro.
Inihain ni Castro ang House bill 5349 upang maamyendahan ang kasalukuyang batas at mabigyan ang mga guro sa public school ng 30 araw na sick leave kada taon.
“With the current laws, rules and regulations, it is as if public school teachers can choose to only get sick during the summer breaks and are expected to simply ‘bear it’ during the school year. Moreover, teachers suffer deductions in their salaries if they choose to absent themselves from class,” ani Castro.
Ayon kay Castro dapat din magkaroon ng malinaw na safety measures ang DepEd para sa mga guro na kakailanganing pumasok sa paaralan.
“Providing public school teachers sick leave benefits is a step towards protecting public school teachers in this time of a health crisis,” dagdag pa ng lady solon. “We urge the House Leadership to urgently hear and pass the bill providing sick leave benefits for public school teachers. The passage of this bill is a step towards protecting our teachers especially during this time of a pandemic.”