ASD Paying Some Teachers To Do Union Business

According to 'Pennsylvania Independent'-- "At least 18 public school teachers who never stepped foot in a classroom last year made more than $1.7 million from the School District of Philadelphia... some smaller districts, such as Scranton and Allentown, allow only a few teachers to work for the union each year.."

Although this article concerns 63 fulltime Philly (ghost teachers) questions remain..
     * Have Lehigh Valley taxpayers been reimbursed by the union?
     * If they have, are taxpayers not still on the hook for their pensions?
     * Why have none of the local media reported on any of this?
     * Exactly how many are there in the Lehigh Valley?
     * How much is this costing our local districts (taxpayers)?
     * Why do I have to keep finding out about this stuff from other bloggers and distant news sources?

Seems all the local media is good for is reprinting police reports and fund raisers.
HOW PATHETIC !