EXTENDED PARENTHOOD LEAVE. In the event any teacher who has completed three (3) full years of service in the Belmont School System desires a leave without pay longer than twelve (12) weeks provided by MMLA, FMLA, and General Laws Chapter 149, Section 105D, then at the option of the teacher, such leave will expire on the September 1 following the birth of a child or the subsequent September 1. In no event may such leave be combined with any other leave so that the total consecutive unpaid leave time exceeds (2) years. This procedure will be followed for a teacher whose spouse gives birth, or for a teacher who adopts or fosters a child. A member returning from extended leave under the provisions of this Section will be placed on the next step of the salary schedule if actively employed by the Belmont School System for at least ninety (90) days in the school year in which the leave commenced.
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement