Rep @JonHardister to #MoralMondays protesters re: cutting teachers & budget: Get your facts straight! #ncpol #ncga
We are not cutting any current teaching positions. And no teacher will receive a pay cut. In fact, teachers will keep more of the money that they earn (as a result of tax reform), and receive five extra days of vacation time. As far as tenure goes, I do not understand why it should be kept in place. Many important professions in our society do not have tenure, which means that their employees are hired and retained based on their merits. I believe this should be the same for teachers. Also, as to your question, I would certainly be willing to work as a teacher in NC. In fact, look at the job that I have now as a legislator. Our salary is much lower than that of a teacher, and serving in Raleigh has made it very difficult for me to keep up with work in the private sector. But I am honored to have the job and I am glad to do it because I believe in the cause. Having said all of that, I do believe that we should work to find ways to direct more funds to teacher pay and to classroom operations. However, for now, we truly need to focus on getting our fiscal house in order so we can better stabilize the economic environment in NC.

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