Of note, Fridays and the day before Thanksgiving are apparently favorites for having sudden illness or taking a personal day.
But seems like the teachers are taking the heat for the four or so days that the district either requires or encourages teachers to be absent from class as part of training.
Teachers in most districts are constantly being pulled from the classroom in order to undergo “training”. A majority of this training deals with how to administer tests and how to teach the new standards. It’s ridiculous.