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alee50
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"Unfortunately, access to this compensation doesn’t prevent the board from dismissing you, but as long as you are claiming shoubyouteatekin, you have at least some semblance of financial security. But this doesn’t answer the question; why does the board dismiss incapacitated ALTs? The simple answer is, the board has a set number of ALT positions, and as long as a sick ALT is officially still on the pay roll, red tape dictates that they cannot hire a replacement, even temporarily. Dismissing someone in itself requires a large amount of paperwork, which is why, on the whole, they don’t do it; most ALTs who have had issues have been coerced into resigning instead. It is vitally important that you do not resign if asked to. Formally resigning denies access to important benefits such as unemployment insurance. No matter the reason for dismissal, nobody should be denied access to services they have paid for due to bureaucratic laziness."