Unpaid Leave Pursuant to Public Service. Any teacher who is elected to a full-time Local, State, or Federal public office, or enlists full-time in the U.S. Armed Forces, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence for up to eight (8) years. Such leave shall be granted in one (1) year intervals up to a total of eight
Unpaid Leave Pursuant to Public Service. Any employee who is elected to a full-time Local, State, or Federal public office, or enlists full-time in the U.S. Armed Forces, shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence for up to eight (8) years. Such leave shall be granted in one (1) year intervals up to a total of eight (8) years. The request for each one (1) year leave interval shall be submitted around the time the employee has reasonable knowledge of the need for an additional year’s leave. Such request shall be approved by the Board. Upon return from approved leave, an employee shall be entitled to reinstatement to a substantially equivalent position.
