Maternity leave for teachers; adoptive leave; tenure status unaffected; definition

A. Each city, parish, and other local school board shall grant leaves of absence to regularly employed women teachers for a reasonable time before and after the birth of a child. If multiple children are born on the same date, the event shall be considered a single qualifying event. The granting of such leaves shall not affect any of the tenure rights which the teacher may have acquired under the provisions of R.S. 17:441 through 444. B. Each city, parish, and other local public school board shall grant leaves of absence not to exceed thirty days to regularly employed teachers after the legal adoption of a child. If multiple children are adopted on the same date, the event shall be considered a single qualifying event. The granting of such leaves shall not affect any of the tenure rights which the teacher may have acquired under the provisions of R.S. 17:441 through 444. C. As used in this Subpart, the word "teacher" shall include any member of the teaching staff of a public school in the state and any social worker or school psychologist employed by a local school board in the state who holds a valid professional ancillary certificate in school social work or school psychology issued by the state Department of Education.