# Teachers have to pay to take vacation day?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 15, 2018, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-have-to-pay-to-take-vacation-day/814244 "2018-05-15T21:27:35Z")\
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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Yes, my point was that the average was quite low and now it’s a little better.

It was quite low in 2010, during the recession. Now it’s a little higher–[but still 5.6% below 2008 levels](http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2018/05/16/fuzzy-math-experts-debunk-gop-teacher-pay-facts-infographic/), when adjusted for inflation.

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