Child-rearing leave definition
Child-rearing leave shall be defined as an absence from school, without pay or benefits, for the purpose of rearing a natural or adopted child.
Child-rearing leave means a leave taken voluntarily by a teacher employed by the District to care for a child or children. Teachers requesting child-rearing leaves are encouraged to take such leaves so as to be least disruptive to the educational process and also to best secure their personal needs. Teachers shall return from such leaves at the beginning of a semester only. Teachers shall be entitled to unpaid “child-rearing leave” for up to one (1) year. The Board shall grant up to an additional year of child-rearing leave, consecutive to the first year, provided that the teacher shall return to work at the beginning of the school year. The Board may grant such additional periods of leave for up to one (l) year with the understanding that such leave shall commence and end consistent with the beginning and end of the school year, and which is consistent with the needs of its educational programs and the needs of the individual teacher.
Child-rearing leave. All employees are entitled to receive fifteen (15) consecutive days of paid child rearing leave during the first fifteen (15) days after the birth or adoption of a child. In the case of adoptions, the period of leave shall commence when the child is physically turned over to the employee or earlier if required by circumstances. In the event both parents work for the district, one of the employees may opt to either take fifteen (15) consecutive days of said leave within fifteen (15) days of the birth or adoption or fifteen (15) consecutive days at any time during the first six weeks after the date of the birth or adoption of a child, with the scheduling approved by the Superintendent. Following the fifteen