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Bernstine: Compel Teachers to Live in Failing School Districts That Employ Them


By Jose Nino

Will teachers in Pennsylvania finally be held accountable for their poorly performing classrooms?

Pennsylvania State Rep. Aaron Bernstine just introduced an amendment to House Bill 1540, which aimed to amend the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), better known as the Public School Code of 1949.

Bernstine’s amendment would mandate all staff in a given school district to live within the school district they work for.

Bernstine went public about his support for this legislation. He was quoted as saying:

Many teachers refuse to live in the poor performing school districts where they work. They do this while their union membership dues are used to keep students trapped in these horrendous schools that they say will be “fixed” with increased funding. PSEA members earn more than three times that of an average Pennsylvanian per work day. Ensuring that PSEA members live in the school district that they teach will increase the tax base and ultimately achieve their goal of increased funding.

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