PATERNITY AND ADOPTIVE LEAVE. An employee shall be entitled upon request to a leave of absence to begin at any time between the birth or adoption of the child and one (1) year 1. Said employee shall notify the Superintendent, in writing, of his desire to take such leave and, except in case of emergency, shall give such notice at least thirty (30) days prior to the date on which his leave is to begin. The notice shall include a copy of the birth certificate or adoption papers. 2. All or part of a leave taken by a teacher for the purpose paternity or adoption may be charged, at the employee’s discretion, to available paid sick leave days.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
