Bremen School Board members made an adjustment to their maternity leave policy when they met last Tuesday.
The policy that was in place at Bremen Public Schools was that teachers would receive 6 weeks of paid time off during their pregnancy. Superintendent Dr. Jim White explained that the policy change came from a teacher who requested using some of her unused sick days from the past to extend her maternity leave.
He explained, “This young lady had a few more years of service with us and had more days available than our standard procedures had called for and so I asked the board, for her and then for future maternity leaves, if they have accumulated sick days that they would be available for extended maternity leaves.”
Dr. White’s amended policy recommendation received unanimous board approval and as a result, expectant mothers at Bremen Public Schools are now permitted to utilize unused sick days to lengthen their paid maternity leave.
