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LEAVE WITHOUT PAY

The Orleans Parish School Board may grant leaves of absence without pay for periods not to exceed one (1) year to any regularly employed teacher or other employee, who requests such leave in writing, whenever, in the discretion of the School Board, such leave is in the best interest of the school system.  The granting of such leaves shall not affect any tenure rights which the applicant may have acquired prior thereto.

Requests for leave of absence without pay shall be submitted on the official leave form to the Superintendent or his/her designee at least fifteen (15) days prior to the effective date of the leave, whenever possible. 

Upon return to work, an employee granted leave without pay will be assigned to the same position he/she left only if the position is vacant.  The Superintendent may reassign an employee taking leave without pay to a teaching, administrative, or similar position within the person's area of certification or job responsibility, if necessary.  Such reassignment shall be effected in accordance with the School Board's transfer policy and administrative procedures.

An employee on leave without pay shall not earn retirement credit for those days missed.  Additionally, an employee who is on leave without pay is subject to a reduction in his/her allocation of annual sick leave days.

The Orleans Parish School Board shall grant a leave of absence, without pay, to any regularly employed teacher or other employee who is president of a statewide professional education organization with a membership of more than ten thousand members, during his/her term of office, not to exceed two (2) years.  The granting of such leave shall not affect any tenure rights which may have been acquired prior thereto.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:1186

Orleans Parish School Board