Stop employers from targeting and removing employees who become sick or are overaged in the workplace.  Demetria worked for the Department of Education for 19 long successful years before she became ill.  She started having pain in her leg joints. After several doctor appointments and radiology, it was determined that surgery was needed. Demetria was not able to get time off for the surgical procedure during the school year so she was forced to have the surgery during her summer vacation during the month of July.  This was just the beginning of Demetria’s Restoration of Health Journey.                                                                               After surgery she was given a large dose of medicine including pain killers. Demetria thought she was feeling better and returned to work in September. By the end of September the pain was back again. She went to the doctor for follow up as well as to seek answers about the pain. The administration of the school she was working at became angry and gave her an unusual workload. This is called unusual because she was the only teacher in the building with this type of schedule. She experienced the elevator being turned off abruptly and being forced to walk down stairs. Finally, Demetria was referred to pain management and sent to physical therapy for 5 months along with new medication. She took a leave of absence from work to attend therapy three days a week and work on her restoration of health. Demetria was diagnosed with a disability. Before she returned to the building Demetria was removed from her position, placed in an absent teacher reserve pool and given a poor rating.  Upon her return to the building Demetria’s boss, the school principal refused to have a conversation with her because of the absences.  He had no respect or understanding  for employees who become sick or disabled. The school administration thought it was their job to do something to hurt her for being absent. Demetria provided proper medical documentation and proof of therapy. Demetria’s long term good record as an educator has been destroyed by individuals who are principals without principles.                                                                This policy change will help Demetria, other Educators and the community because it would not allow principals to remove and target employees for being sick. No one should ever loose a job or be harassed because of an excused illness. Stop the union from working with Principals because of favors owed.  Principals are the ones who rate your union members. There has to be a policy put in place to stop Principals without Principles!