[cherry]

just to protect the teachers?......so they can retire in all their glory after 30 yrs of 180 work days?.....

sure, let the "little" and unimportant people fend for themselves.....

[kingu]

sure, let the "little" and unimportant people fend for themselves.....

Sure. We're not talking about the front office of Avery Label, we're talking about folks working at a school. This is public service. You want to make a career answering phones at a school, you might want to set aside most of your salary for your retirement, because it shouldn't be on the public dime. Teachers are the more critical position; with teachers, you don't have a school.