Need Advice....from a Teacher [View All]

[AztecGringo]

I am a teacher in Los Angeles. I used to have a bilingual classroom and was compensated $5,000 per year for my ability to speak Spanish. However, about 4 years ago, the district stopped paying the bonus and an arbitrator just decided that the district can NOT pay us anymore. THat is all fine and dandy....

However, for parent conferences with latino parents, I am tempted to ask for a translator because I don't want to GIVE AWAY something that the school district valued to the tune of $5,000 before. I learned Spanish as an adult and resent the expectation that now I am supposed to continue to provide the district with my language resource with no compensation.

What would you do in a similar situation? And, I HAVE HEARD about putting everything aside for what is best for the children. But I work my ass off every day and this seems to me to be a question of self-respect...Advice???