Maybe people know what they are talking about with teachers with NJ teachers convention, this year they have to go viral for the convention. The spouter is right you do not get paid for summer, no vacation pays, cannot take off before or after any school closing. Now particularly, some school employees are asked to do more work because of staff shortage, they do not get any pay raises. My daughter works in a school system, her job is stressful even before they basically told her she had to take on more because someone left. Give school employees a break, they work hard.