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Push to give hourly school workers jobless benefits
School bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and other paraprofessionals who work by the hour don t qualify for unemployment under current Minnesota law. Author: John Croman Updated: 5:35 AM CST March 2, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn They are people who drive the buses, serve the meals, work closely with special needs children, clean schools and keep technology links between students and teachers working.
They are hourly workers often without steady hours who aren t covered by teacher contracts. And, under a law that s been on the books in Minnesota since the 1960s, they can t qualify for unemployment benefits.