https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 17:16:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-teacher-bees#post-402045 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:55:34 +0000 Mrs. Tricycle 402045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a NYS union teacher, my maternity benefits aren't that awesome. Each district negotiates their individual contract, so it varies from school to school. I get 6 weeks of paid maternity leave, but I have to use all my sick time (having a baby is considered an illness/medical issue). When I run out of sick time, I can use the sick bank, but only for the first six weeks. If I have a c-section, I can use eight weeks of sick time. If I adopt, I get zero maternity leave. Many districts do not have a sick bank in their contract, so if teachers have not accrued six weeks of sick time, the remainder of their maternity leave is unpaid. </p> <p>At the moment, most schools will allow teachers to take year-long unpaid leaves, and "hold" their job because of the economy. This is to the benefit of the district, as they can hire a much cheaper teacher to replace the more veteran (expensive) teacher that's on leave. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-teacher-bees#post-401991 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:35:07 +0000 matador84 401991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mewtill yes! Anytime your pto runs out, you get docked whatever your daily rate is. I could have taken 12 weeks fmla, but still get docked any days that I run out of or are past the date written on my doctors note. </p> <p>@mamabehr yup, I'm in Texas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-teacher-bees#post-397755 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:02:05 +0000 singingbee 397755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I teach at a private school and we get 6 wks at half pay. If I want to use more I can use my personal days. I think I can do some half days and get most of my time off, but we don't have anything other than that. We don't have a union. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-teacher-bees#post-397735 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:51:13 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 397735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in CO &amp; there are unions here. I had to use all my PTO days (I had 22) and then could have used FMLA. Although my HR said FMLA is only valid for the time the Dr says I must be out (6weeks)? It didn't matter because my district has a paternity leave program that will hold my job for up to a year. I'm taking 14 weeks, all unpaid except for those 22 "sick" days.<br /> I'm really surprised you'd be "docked" pay for taking more time! If you're on unpaid leave, they should be using your salary to pay for the sub! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-teacher-bees#post-396389 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:06:52 +0000 MamaBehr 396389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use to work in NY and though I wasn't part of the NYS Teacher's Union, I know someone who was and between saved up time and the sick bank (that she was able to use) she got a year off for BOTH babies (who were born two years apart). I'm pretty sure she was paid for the whole time too. It isn't uncommon for teachers to take a semester off. In TX, where there is no union, you get 12 weeks at most. I had to quit my job because I hadn't been in the school a year and they were going to make me come back at 8 weeks. Because of when DS was born, that meant I was going to have to come back that school year, until waiting until the following school year. </p> <p>I have some issues with the NYS Teacher's Union, but I would have loved to have been in it hahahaaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-teacher-bees#post-396377 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:49:23 +0000 T.H.O.U. 396377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are a state with Teachers Unions and I think the maternity leave is very similar here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/any-teacher-bees#post-396366 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:39:38 +0000 matador84 396366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was having a conversation with my dad about my maternity leave. I get 5 days from the state and 5 days from my local school district year year as my paid time off. I had 40+ days saved up, and I had to use my PTO for my maternity leave. If I wanted to take anything longer, I would have docked pay each day I was gone. He was SHOCKED and said that would never go over in a state where teachers had unions. I really hate it because now I have no personal days left, but it is what it is. What was your maternity leave like and are you in a union state or not? Just curious! </p>