[SchoolFinance] Inquiry: Use of Sick Leave Bank for Postpartum Recovery

[Lucie Tabor]

Our Sick Leave bank stipulates it's for a teacher experiencing a prolonged
or catastrophic illness or event (of the employee), so maternity leave does
not fit into that unless there are complications and it becomes a prolonged
or catastrophic illness

Lucie

On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM Andrea Disch <adisch at msad11.org> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I’m reaching out to ask whether any of your districts currently restrict
> staff members recovering from childbirth—who lack sufficient personal sick
> leave—from drawing time from an associated sick leave bank.
>
> Our current Collective Bargaining Agreement specifies that this is not
> permitted. However, we were previously advised by counsel that prohibiting
> employees from accessing the sick leave bank for postpartum recovery could
> constitute discrimination, prompting a change in past practice.
>
> I’d appreciate learning whether others are facing similar language in
> their agreements, and if so, how your districts are addressing it in
> practice.
>
> Thank you in advance for any insights you can share.
>
> Best,
> Andrea
>
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Lucie Tabor
*Director of Finance*
*Valley Unified Educational Service Center (VUESC)*
*Serving the School Districts of MSAD 27, MSAD 33 and Madawaska School
Dept.*
*Upper St. John Valley*
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