Teachers and other staff working with children in a unified school district in California need your help!

Anyone working for a unified school district in California and are laid off for the summer cannot apply for unemployment. This means no checks after June 30 until Sept. 15.

Is this the way people who have dedicated themselves to working with California’s children should be treated? I think not.

At this point it is going to take legislation to change this unfair law.

Please write or call your California state representative or senator and voice your opinion to change a cruel and unfair practice that hurts the very people who are helping California’s children.

Our children are our future and we need to support those people working to educate our children so they will be able to contribute to the future of California.

If you think all educators make good money and can relax for the summer this is not so.

Many of the staff working with children in a unified school district make little more than minimum wage.

Not only that, these very same people spend out-of-pocket money to keep supplies in the classroom.

If you have never been politically active now might be a good time. Please flood the Senate and other state offices with a request for all people working for a unified school district in California to be able to apply for unemployment.

By the way, money is taken from their checks towards unemployment.

Sue Williams lives in Kelseyville, Calif.