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HR review shows protected leave cases rose sharply; district tightens unpaid-leave oversight
Summary
District HR reported protected leave cases rose from 43 (2022–23) to 159 (2024–25), a roughly 270% increase; HR described new denial practices for discretionary unpaid leave, automated low-balance alerts, and reported 4 letters of reprimand and 1 termination in 2025 for job-abandonment cases.
HR Director Jennifer Durham reviewed leave trends covering three school years and said protected leave cases increased sharply alongside the implementation of Paid Leave Oregon. "Total protected leave cases have increased by approximately 270% from 2022–2023 (43 cases) to 2024–2025 (159 cases), largely coinciding with the statewide implementation of Paid Leave Oregon," Durham wrote.
The report breaks leave usage down by site and position (teachers ~39.6% of leave cases in 2024–25; instructional assistants ~30.8%; custodians rose from 10 to 24 cases). To maintain operational integrity, HR described a new unpaid leave denial practice for requests that do not meet CBA criteria, centralized approvals, automated low-balance alerts, and other front-line automation. The packet records 4 letters of reprimand and one termination executed in 2025, and HR said a financial impact analysis of substitute and overtime costs will follow.
