Unpaid Parental Leave – Tenured Teachers and Non-Probationary Employees. Any tenured teacher or non-probationary classified employee shall be entitled to parental leave without pay, and without other benefits except as provided in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Tenured teachers and non-probationary classified employees may be permitted to remain on an unpaid parental leave of absence for the balance of a school year plus up to an additional three semesters, not to exceed four semesters. Unless the Board and Superintendent agree to a different return date, the tenured teacher or non-probationary classified employee shall return to work at a semester break.
Unpaid Parental Leave – Tenured Teachers and Non-Probationary Employees. Any tenured teacher or non-probationary classified employee shall be entitled to parental leave without pay, and without other benefits except as provided in the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), subject to the general conditions of Subsection C, General Conditions for Unpaid Leaves of Absence, below. Tenured teachers may be permitted to remain on an unpaid parental leave of absence for the balance of a school year plus one additional year, not to exceed two years. However, the effective dates of the leave shall be determined pursuant to Subparagraph C(3) below. Unless the Board and Superintendent agree to a different return date, the tenured teacher shall return to work at the nearest semester break so as not to exceed two years.
