TEACHER VOICE: It’s time for the Department of Labor to end the outdated exemption and grant overtime pay to teachers

TEACHER VOICE: It’s time for the Department of Labor to end the outdated exemption and grant overtime pay to teachers

It was after 6 on a Tuesday evening when I got a text from one of my school administrators: I was required to chaperone a school dance that Friday until 9 p.m. along with other teachers on my team.So much for date night, I thought, knowing that I would have to cancel my plans.It’s not that I don’t actually enjoy school dances. But in most lines of work without six-figure salaries, being required to work beyond contract hours means receiving over…