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[QUOTE="huskeynut, post: 2343661, member: 750"]
Here's the law.

When Congress passed the Social Security Act in 1935, it excluded federal, state, and local
government employees from mandatory coverage
(42 U.S.C. Ch 7).
The exclusion for state and local public employees was based on constitutional concerns about whether the federal
government could impose taxes on state governments. In the early 1950s, Congress amended the law to allow state and local government employees to
receive coverage if they voluntarily chose it in a referendum. The then
-members of the Teachers’ Retirement System voted against joining the Social Security system. In 1959, at the request of the Connecticut Education Association, the General Assembly prohibited TRS members from holding another referendum. The ban on Social Security coverage for Connecticut teachers remains in place (CGS § 5158(d)).

Teacher's can receive social security benefits if they have earned enough quarters by working other jobs. However, the amount received with be approximately 50% less than usual.

I'm a retired teacher. I had my quarters in to receive social security. But it ain't much, let me tell you!
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