Childcare Leave. A leave of absence shall be granted to any teacher for the purpose of childcare or adoption. The application for such leave shall be received by the Superintendent no later than sixty (60) calendar days prior to the effective date of such leave except in cases of extreme emergency and shall include a statement of the exact date on which the teacher wishes to terminate teaching. A teacher's childcare leave granted during the school's first semester will be effective to the following September. A childcare leave granted during the second semester will be for the remainder of that semester and for the entire following school year. A teacher on leave under the above conditions wishing to return to duty shall file a written request with the Superintendent at least ninety (90) calendar days prior to the date she/he wishes to return to teaching or prior to the end of the leave. The Board shall not be required to return the teacher on leave to employment except at the beginning of the semester. The reinstatement shall be to the teacher's former position, however a Teacher shall be allowed to resume and continue the job s/he held prior to taking of the leave, provided the Teacher returns at the conclusion of the FMLA authorized leave (ie, up to 12 workweeks). If a Teacher’s absence due to a child care leave exceeds the FMLA leave period, the Teacher shall be returned to any open vacancy for which the Teacher is qualified, at the District’s discretion. If a teacher does not comply with the above conditions, the right to such a leave and/or the right to return may be denied by the Board. In the event of a miscarriage or death of the object child of the leave, the leave of absence may be terminated upon request of the teacher with at least 30 calendar days notice before the beginning of any semester. The granting of such leave will in no way interrupt seniority and rights attendant thereto.
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