breaking contract By K.A.

Anyway, precisely four days after signing my contract, I get this call from the administration building-they want me to interview with the next level, super. and bingo, I got a job. Found out for sure two days before school started.

Needless to say, I accepted. It involved much more salary and being in the same school as my children, too many benefits to pass up.

The consequence for breaking my contract is that I have to pay back 10 percent of my salary to the parochial school. I grit my teeth everytime I write that check. I make one payment a month, and at this rate, will have it paid off by the end of the school year. I tried applying my "unused" sick days towards the debt, but was told that they could not be used in that way.

So, by next year, I will begin reaping the benefits of my higher salary, but I have no regrets!

I realize that my consequences may not be similar to those around the country, and I have talked with other teachers who were in my position and they did not have to pay for breaking contract. They were in a different school, and I understand it has to do with the preference of the principal. (Mine was rather difficult.)

Don't know if that helps, but there is my story anyway.

Good luck!