Got an e-mail from the Hunter Ed management informing me that if a budget deal was not reached by June 30, all hunter ed classes were to be cancelled as it is not an essential service. Reason; because instructors are "agents of the state".
WTF! Hunter Ed instructors are not paid, so why does it make a difference if we teach as long as we have the course material?
We may have to inform the students that their card may be delayed.
Only thing that makes even a lick of sense might be a lapse in instructor liability insurance coverage if that bill is not paid on time.
I would venture to guess that the main reason is to make as many people as possible, miserable till the budget is passed, so they can later point a finger and proceed with the ABC's (affix blame and criticise).
What a bunch of male bovine feces