Parental or Adoptive Leave a. The employee may use all accrued leaves for purposes of adopting or parenting. Upon exhaustion of all paid leaves the employee may avail him/herself of unpaid leaving remaining under FMLA. An unpaid parental leave not to exceed one academic year, shall be granted to the employee as an Extended Unpaid Leave, subject to the requirements and conditions of Article 33 except that the criteria of section 1 shall be waived. The district shall not unreasonably deny such leave request. An adopting parent may utilize the Family Medical Leave Act for up to twelve weeks of unpaid leave. The adopting parent may also apply for Unpaid Extended Leave of Absence up to one (1) year.
Parental or Adoptive Leave. ELIGIBILITY
