chanel
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ON THE first day of school, every child wants to know who his or her teacher is, but, according to the district's personnel chief, students in more than 100 classrooms across the city didn't get that chance yesterday. That's because 171 teachers, most of whom are tenured instructors, failed to show up for work, said human-resources chief Estelle Matthews.
Matthews said those who quit without giving 60-days' notice, which violates a statute in the Pennsylvania School Code, will not be rehired.
Last year, Superintendent Arlene Ackerman said she wanted to apply stricter consequences for teachers who leave without proper notice. Matthews said no such consequences have been set.
171 teachers are no-shows on first day | Philadelphia Daily News | 09/08/2010
Same thing happened last year. With so many teacher layoffs across the country, you'd think Phila. would have a glutton of applications. Why is this still happening?