UNPAID MATERNITY AND PATERNITY LEAVE ("CHILD REARING. 1. Leave without pay for a period not to extend beyond one (1) year per request shall be granted to bargaining unit members requesting maternity or paternity leave (pregnancy or adoption of a child less than six (6) years old). The date established for the beginning of such leave shall be filed with the supervisor at least six (6) weeks prior to the beginning of the requested leave except that this provision may be waived by the Superintendent. No leave may last longer than a total of two (2) years and the minor portion of the requesting year. If a bargaining unit member commences maternity leave/paternity leave during his/her personal contract year and has not completed one hundred twenty (120) days of service (including paid leave), that year shall count as the first year of two (2) years of eligibility. For purposes of this section and Section 3., post- delivery sick leave may be counted toward the one hundred twenty (120) day calculation only during a reasonable post-delivery recovery period as determined by the employee's attending physician, but no longer.
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