So here some interesting new of a somewhat personal nature. I found out yesterday that I have a sports Hernia. It is not deadly or anything but it is something that has to be fixed with surgery. It turns out it is something that I likely had since birth but i recent interests in getting fit and working out may have progress faster so cause me to need to deal with it sooner rather then later. Not really the point I wanted to make. This personal issue has caused me to have to miss school on the day before and the day after a holiday. These are RED X days in my district. This means it is a big deal if you miss school these days. The district will dock your pay if you don't get the absents approved by the campus principle. This was not an issue for me because I'm having surgery but I find it interesting that district have this policy. (and I understand that most districts do). What is the message that districts send to teachers with a policy like this. I understand the need to have enough staff to handle the school but to tell everyone that certain days are RED X days and all the other days are ok. I'm not sure why they feel the need for this. Maybe someone can help me out on this.