FILE: GBRI
PERSONNEL LEAVES AND ABSENCES
The Orleans Parish School Board may grant leaves of absence to teachers and other employees upon application for leave, subject to such rules and regulations that may be established for the various types of leave.
All leaves must be requested in writing on the form approved for that purpose. Applications for leave must be submitted to the Superintendent or designee well in advance of the anticipated beginning date of leave, whenever possible.
All leaves granted shall be conducted in accordance with state law and pertinent regulations. Any employee on leave who does not comply fully with the stated intentions and administrative regulations of said leave, may be subject to disciplinary action.
If an employee is absent from duty under circumstances in which he/she is not entitled to any kind of leave, such employee shall be considered to be in violation of his/her contract, is not entitled to be paid for the days of unauthorized absence and non-performance of duties, and may be subject to disciplinary action. Employees whose unauthorized absences are excessive may be subject to termination.
Under no circumstances shall any type of leave be granted for purposes of seeking or accepting employment.
RETURN FROM LEAVES OF ABSENCE
A leave of absence granted by the Orleans Parish School Board is official permission for an employee to be absent from regular employment duties. Such granting of leave protects certain employment rights only for the duration of the leave. In order to retain those rights, an employee shall return to duty on the next work day following the expiration of the leave, unless the employee has applied for and has received an extension of that leave prior to its expiration date.
Any employee who does not return at the expiration of the leave shall not be reinstated until there is an appropriate vacancy to be filled. If such an employee makes no attempt to return within thirty (30) calendar days of the expiration date of the leave, or its extension, the employee shall be deemed to have voluntarily removed himself/herself from employment.
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยง17:81
Orleans Parish School Board