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[butterface]

I was four days away from finishing my contract when my employer dragged me in and told me that I hit a kid earlier in the week. Which I did, but it was the kind of slap you could give to a sleeping person and they wouldn't even wake up. If there was a mostquito on his cheek, the mostquito wouldn't have noticed. A love slap. Nothing that I haven't seen other teachers do on a regular basis. Anyway, the kid cried to his mom and the mom cried to the school and the boss said, " I have to punish you, not because we think you did something wrong but because we have to tell the parents we did something." I said, go ahead. All they would consider is withholding my vacation-- vacation they never gave me in the first place but damn well better pay me for because it's in my contract. So I'm wondering, what can I do? How do I report them or is there any legal document I could site that explain that this is wrong and a blatant violation of my contract.
Furthermore, it's extortion. Once they got the money, everything was great. They didn't even want me to apologize; more proof that this was a scam to line their pockets rather than appease some angry parents.

thanks

[crazylemongirl]

Ouch, well at least their not trying to withold severance pay (touch wood). I can't give anymore advice then to say that you might want to contact efl law or give them an email at [email protected]

CLG

[waterbaby]

How about standing in the corner for three minutes with your hand up? That sounds like more suitable punishment than taking away your vacation pay. Echo CLG here - ouch! I doubt that there's anything in your contract about punishment pay... take CLG's advice and get in touch with EFL Law.

[crazylemongirl]

or perhaps punish the director

'I will pay my teachers all benefits to which they are legally entitled to'

I think 1000 times will suffice and if they don't make it beautiful they have to do it again.

CLG