Pat Dillon: Teachers earning their pensions
Re “Pension liabilities pinch educators” (Page A1, July 29): Interesting article on teacher pensions. You then highlight the high retirement paid to administrators, most of whom had not been in a classroom for most of their educational careers. I’m sure they exist, but as someone starting my 19th year as a teacher, I have yet to meet a retired teacher getting that kind of dollars.
As stated, teachers pay into CALSTRS – at a rate of 10.3 percent next year. However, as someone who came into teaching as a second career, I will not be able to collect any or the majority of the Social Security I paid into for 20-plus years. Our pensions have been earned and we are thankful for the stable system we have.
Pat Dillon, President, Merced County Office Teachers Association, Merced
This story was originally published August 3, 2015 at 2:10 PM with the headline "Pat Dillon: Teachers earning their pensions."