A bill moving through the state Senate aims to end pensions for new teachers enrolling after June of next year, angering some Palm Beach County educators.
TO END PENSIONS FOR NEWTEACHERS ENROLLING AFTER JUNEOF NEXT YEAR& EDUCATORS ARECALLING THIS A DANGEROUS MOVETHAT PUTS THE ENTIRE FLORIDARETIREMENT SYSTEM IN JEOPARDY&W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL 5MICHELLE QUESADA EXPLAINS THELOCAL UPROAR AND WHAT TEACHERSARE ASKING YOU TO DO.JACQUELINE MAJOR - PBC SCHOOLTEACHER 0:54 LET ME TELL YOUSOMETHING, NO ONE GOES INTOEDUCATION TO GET RICHJACQUELINE MAJOR IS IN THE29TH YEAR OF HER TEACHINGCAREER& IN THE LAST FEW YEARSSHE SAYS TEACHERS HAVE BEENTESTED& THROUGH MASS SHOOTINGDRILLS&A PANDEMIC AND VIRTUALLEARNING&AND NOW A THREAT TOFUTURE TEACHERS PENSIONS&JACQUELINE MAJOR 1:21 FOR NEWHIRES, MICHELLE ITELL YOU I NEVER THOUGHT ISEE THE DAY WHERE I DONTHINK I WOULD RECOMMEND TOYOUNG PEOPLE THINKING OFCOMING INTO TEACHING TO DO ITIN FLORIDA A BILL MOVINGTHROUGH THE FLORIDA SENATEPROPOSES ENDING PENSIONS FORELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES ENROLLINGAFTER JUNE OF 2022& BUTEXCLUDING SPECIAL RISK CLASSMEMBERS LIKE POLICE OFFICERSAND FIREFIGHTERS& FOR BEINGFIRST RESPONDERS.
DONALDPERSSON - PBC SCHOOL TEACHER5:06 NO ONE IS LOOKING AT HOWMUCH OF A FIRST RESPONDER THETEACHER REALLY IS DONALDPERSSONS - A TEACHER IN PALMBEACH COUNTY NOW FOR 39 YEARSSAYS EVERY DAY HERESPONDER TO HIS STUDENTS.TASKED WITH NOT ONLY EDUCATINGTHEM BUT BEING RESPONSIBLE FORTHEIR SAFETY ON CAMPUS.
JUSTINKATZ - PRESIDENT, PBCCLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION12:27 THE PEOPLE WHO SUFFERTHE MOST WILL BE THE CHILDRENWHEN THE BEST AND BRIGHTESTWHO WANT TO GO INTO EDUCATIONSAY I JUST CANIT CLASSROOM TEACHERSASSOCIATION PRESIDENT JUSTINKATZ ADDS THAT THE PENSIONPROGRAM ITSELF IS IN JEOPARDYIF SENATE BILL 84 BECOMES LAW.KATZ 9:45 THE PROBLEM IS THATITS SHOWN IN OTHER STATESWHERE THIS HAS BEEN DONE THATIF YOU TAKE OUT CONTRIBUTORSFROM THE PENSION SYSTEM ANDTHE MONEY GOING INTO FUND ITDISAPPEARS THAT THE WHOLESYSTEM WILL COLLAPSE ON ITSELFKATZ IS ASKING PARENTS,TEACHERS, SCHOOL DISTRICTEMPLOYEES ALL OVER THE STATETO REACH OUT TO THEIR SENATORSAND REPRESENTATIVES TO STOPTHIS BILL FROM MOVING THROUGHTHE CHAMBERS.
MAJOR 8:12 ITGOES TO SHOW YOU WHERE WE SITAS EDUCATORS IN THE PECKINGORDER OF IMPORTANCE WITHPOLITICIANS MICHELLE QUESADAWPTV NC 5.
Democratic State Rep. Sheila Klinker is worried it doesn't provide the same kind of mentorship and hands on training needed.