Another Brick in the Wall?

Another Brick in the Wall?
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Health care law poses tough test for school districts





                   Health care law poses tough test for school districts | PBS NewsHour



For years, schools across the U.S. have depended on workers like custodians, bus drivers and teachers' aides. Often these employees have worked for low salaries and without health insurance.
So then, would one call this the modern form of slavery?

Wages one cannot support a decent lifestyle with, while under constant demands to do more work in less time?



"[As schools] prepare for the provisions of the sweeping law to take hold, some districts are reducing employees' hours below the law's threshold, or considering doing so. Some school officials fear cutting hours will hurt employees by sapping their paychecks, and undermine K-12 services."
Of course, not doing the right thing and not treating your menial/ marginal school employees like human beings in the "American" thing to do. Why not give these people quality health care as a benefit, their general health and outlook on life could then improve and the schools would get a more productive, happy worker.
Everyone wins...

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