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Union presses for changes to leave policy and use of banked days; district stresses budgetary impacts
Summary
Union speakers urged changes to leave policy to allow use of banked days for planned personal needs and mental-health days without financial penalty; the district emphasized fiscal limits and that a more generous leave policy would require budget planning.
During bargaining the union devoted significant time to Article 5 (leave), arguing that current leave administration penalizes teachers who have banked days and that banked leave should be usable for planned personal needs or mental-health days without the employee being charged or otherwise penalized.
Union speakers recounted cases where teachers used banked leave and later were required to choose how that time would be deducted from…
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