From The Insider (5/18/2010),
Sen. A.B. Swindell, D-Nash and one of the Senate’s chief budget writers, said the proposal would allow districts to require employees to take up to two days off without pay.
The rules for taking a furlough are not entirely clear. From what I gather, teachers cannot take a furlough day on any school day (obviously), protected in-service day, or early release day. As it now stands, many teachers cannot find viable furlough days.
By the way, the furlough is a pay cut. Call it a pay cut.
The solution? Eliminate the last, unproductive week of school. Students are taking their EOG and EOC tests this week. In most traditional schools, the three or so weeks after testing are cinematic festivals.
