Teachers absolutely don't get paid during the summer. Most take their 45k (my wife's salary) and spread it over 12 months as teachers. They might get a paycheck over summer, but they aren't "paid" for summer work. They do spend the summer in meetings, lesson planning for the season, etc unpaid. My wife also spent a bunch of her paycheck on school supplies, snacks to reward her class, bought a student a pair of shoes last year (didn't own shoes that fit) and other such things. I think we need to cherish our teachers and because some parents don't want to deal with their kid during the day, they should realize many teachers come home to family members that may be high risk. My wife teaches over 100 kids a day in middle school and if 1 kid tests positive for COVID, you are now putting every kid and their families at risk. Many of us are privilidged enough to be able to be home with our kids during the day, but there's many families in this state that will have a much tougher time with this. For those families who depend on school while both parents or single parents work low paid jobs with a lot of hours, they are in a huge bind for this fall. Trying to now afford daycare is going to be a huge issue in our state. Let's bond together in these times, support our teachers and we will all move on. If we are really worried that teachers will be paid for still continuing to teach students online, we have bigger issues. I'm sure teachers will gladly swap salaries or take your donations to pay for classroom equipment or other resources they pay for out of their pocket.